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The Phoenix would take wing again. And David would settle back against a rock and watch. Sometimes he thought of the education he was to get. Sometimes he thought how nice it would be if _he_ could fly. And sometimes he did not think at all, but just sat with his eyes half shut, feeling the sunlight on his face and listening to the rustle of the wind in the thicket. THE PHOENIX WOULD TAKE WING AGAIN AND DAVID WOULD SETTLE BACK AGAINST A ROCK AND WATCH SOMETIMES HE THOUGHT OF THE EDUCATION HE WAS TO GET SOMETIMES HE THOUGHT HOW NICE IT WOULD BE IF HE COULD FLY AND SOMETIMES HE DID NOT THINK AT ALL BUT JUST SAT WITH HIS EYES HALF SHUT FEELING THE SUNLIGHT ON HIS FACE AND LISTENING TO THE RUSTLE OF THE WIND IN THE THICKET
 down the ledge and practice jumping. Then there would be a fifteen-minute rest and refreshment period. And when that was over, the Phoenix would launch itself into the air. This was the part David liked best. It was a magnificent sight. The Phoenix dashed back and forth at top speed, wheeled in circles, shot straight up like a rocket--plunged, hovered, looped--rolled, soared, fluttered. Now and then it would swoop back to the ledge beside David and wipe the sweat from its brow. "I trust you see signs of progress, my boy?" David would wrap the wet towel around the Phoenix's neck. "You're doing better and better, Phoenix. I especially like that part where you twist over on your back and loop and plunge, all at the same time." "I do perform that rather well, don't I? It is not easy. But just the thing for acquiring (ouch!) muscle tone. Are there any more cookies? Ah, there are. Delicious! As I was saying, let this be a lesson to you, my boy. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. SES AFTER THIS THE BIRD WOULD JOG TROT UP AND DOWN THE LEDGE AND PRACTISE JUMPING THEN THERE WOULD BE A FIFTEEN MINUTE REST AND REFRESHMENT PERIOD AND WHEN THAT WAS OVER THE PHOENIX WOULD LAUNCH ITSELF INTO THE AIR THIS WAS THE PART DAVID LIKED BEST IT WAS A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT THE PHOENIX DASHED BACK AND FORTH AT TOP SPEED WHEELED IN CIRCLES SHOT STRAIGHT UP LIKE A ROCKET PLUNGED HOVERED LOOPED ROLLED SOARED FLUTTERED NOW AND THEN IT WOULD SWOOP BACK TO THE LEDGE BESIDE DAVID AND WIPE THE SWEAT FROM ITS BROW I TRUST YOU SEE SIGNS OF PROGRESS MY BOY DAVID WOULD WRAP THE WET TOWEL AROUND THE PHOENIX'S NECK YOU'RE DOING BETTER AND BETTER PHOENIX I ESPECIALLY LIKE THAT PART WHERE YOU TWIST OVER ON YOUR BACK AND LOOP AND PLUNGE ALL AT THE SAME TIME I DO PERFORM THAT RATHER WELL DON'T I IT IS NOT EASY BUT JUST THE THING FOR ACQUIRING OUCH MUSCLE TONE ARE THERE ANY MORE COOKIES AH THERE ARE DELICIOUS AS I WAS SAYING LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED TRY TRY AGAIN
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