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"It seems to me," he thought, "that every animal thinks itself better than every other animal; and they all think whatever they do right, just because they do it, and the others don't. But I suppose _that_ is because they _are_ animals, and not human beings." IT SEEMS TO ME HE THOUGHT THAT EVERY ANIMAL THINKS ITSELF BETTER THAN EVERY OTHER ANIMAL AND THEY ALL THINK WHATEVER THEY DO IS RIGHT JUST BECAUSE THEY DO IT AND THE OTHERS DON'T BUT I SUPPOSE THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE ANIMALS AND NOT HUMAN BEINGS
 said. “I don’t call that many.” “It may not be _many_,” said the mother woodpigeon, “but it is the right quantity. Three would be _too_ many, and one would not be enough. Two is the only possible number.” “Oh no, indeed it isn’t,” said Tommy Smith eagerly. “Fowls lay a dozen eggs sometimes, and pheasants”— “Possible for a woodpigeon, _I_ meant,” said the mother woodpigeon. “With fowls, no doubt, anything may take place, but large families are considered vulgar amongst _us_.” “Fowls may do what they please,” said the father woodpigeon. “They are lazy birds, and don’t feed their young ones.” “That is why they lay so many eggs,” said the mother woodpigeon. “They don’t mind having a herd of children, because they know they won’t have to support them.” Tommy Smith was surprised to hear the woodpigeons talk like this of the poor fowls, for he had often seen the good mother hen walking about with her brood of children, calling to them when she found a worm, and taking care of them so nicely. ER NEST AND LOOKING DOWN AT HIM ALL THE WHILE ONLY TWO EGGS HE SAID I DON'T CALL THAT MANY IT MAY NOT BE MANY SAID THE MOTHER WOOD PIGEON BUT IT IS THE RIGHT QUANTITY THREE WOULD BE TOO MANY AND ONE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TWO IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE NUMBER OH NO INDEED IT ISN'T SAID TOMMY SMITH EAGERLY FOWLS LAID A DOZEN EGGS SOMETIMES AND PHEASANTS POSSIBLE FOR A WOODPIGEON I MEANT SAID THE MOTHERWOOD PIGEON WITH FOWLS NO DOUBT ANYTHING MAY TAKE PLACE BUT LARGE FAMILIES ARE CONSIDERED VULGAR AMONGST US FOWLS MAY DO WHAT THEY PLEASE SAID THE FATHER WOODPIGEON THEY ARE LAZY BIRDS AND DON'T FEED THEIR YOUNG ONES THAT IS WHY THEY LAY SO MANY EGGS SAID THE MOTHER WOODPIGEON THEY DON'T MIND HAVING A HERD OF CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WON'T HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM TOMMY SMITH WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THE WOODPIGEONS TALK LIKE THIS OF THE POOR FOWLS FOR HE HAD OFTEN SEEN A GOOD MOTHER HEN WALKING ABOUT WITH HER BROOD OF CHILDREN CALLING TO THEM WHEN SHE FOUND A WORM AND TAKING CARE OF THEM SO NICELY
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