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Mr. and Mrs. Flicker watched it gather a spray of late apple blossoms, saw it climb the fence and disappear down the road. "I beg your pardon," said polite little Mrs. Flicker to her husband. MISTER AND MISSUS FLICKER WATCHED IT GATHER A SPRAY OF LATE APPLE BLOSSOMS SAW IT CLIMB THE FENCE AND DISAPPEAR DOWN THE ROAD I BEG YOUR PARDON SAID POLITE LITTLE MISSUS FLICKER TO HER HUSBAND
his tactics enthusiastically. The cedar waxwings were also interested in the gray stump--but afraid of it? Oh no, not they! Care sits lightly on the cedar waxwing's topknot, and he never takes his dangers seriously. A series of deceiving and circuitous flights finally landed Mr. Flicker at his own door, and he perched himself in his hiding-place of leaves and watched the gray stump with an air of settled gloom. However, a bird is a bird, even though it be a serious flicker, and before many minutes he and his wife were chatting happily again. Mrs. Flicker even asserted boldly that if _she_ had not her eggs to look after, she would certainly investigate this thing; and then Mr. Flicker began to preen his feathers as if in preparation for the undertaking, but really to gain time and get up his courage, when, "Take care! Take care!" came notes of warning from the catbirds; and the stump suddenly lengthened itself like a telescope and walked away, with its two-eyed instrument under its arm. EXT TREE DISCUSSED HIS TACTICS ENTHUSIASTICALLY THE CEDAR WAX WINGS WERE ALSO INTERESTED IN THE GRAY STUMP BUT AFRAID OF IT OH NO NOT THEY CARE SITS LIGHTLY ON THE CEDAR WAX WINGS TOP NOT AND HE NEVER TAKES HIS DANGER SERIOUSLY A SERIES OF DECEIVING AND CIRCUITOUS FLIGHTS FINALLY LANDED MISTER FLICKER AT HIS OWN DOOR AND HE PERCHED HIMSELF IN HIS HIDING PLACE OF LEAVES AND WATCHED THE GRAY STUMP WITH AN AIR OF SETTLED GLOOM HOWEVER A BIRD IS A BIRD EVEN THOUGH IT BE A SERIOUS FLICKER AND BEFORE MANY MINUTES HE AND HIS WIFE WERE CHATTING HAPPILY AGAIN MISSUS FLICKER EVEN ASSERTED BOLDLY THAT IF SHE HAD NOT HER EGGS TO LOOK AFTER SHE WOULD CERTAINLY INVESTIGATE THIS THING AND THEN MISTER FLICKER BEGAN TO PREEN HIS FEATHERS AS IF IN PREPARATION FOR THE UNDERTAKING BUT REALLY TO GAIN TIME AND GET UP HIS COURAGE WHEN TAKE CARE TAKE CARE CAME NOTES OF WARNING FROM THE CATBIRDS AND THE STUMP SUDDENLY LENGTHENED ITSELF LIKE A TELESCOPE AND WALKED AWAY WITH ITS TWO EYED INSTRUMENT UNDER ITS ARM
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