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"I am ready to salute you, as the most ancient and honorable of all living things in the Cymric realm. You are desired to bear a message to the Great King, in London." I AM READY TO SALUTE YOU AS THE MOST ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE OF ALL LIVING THINGS IN THE CUMRICK REALM YOU ARE DESIRED TO BEAR A MESSAGE TO THE GREAT KING IN LONDON
l was still hooting away, in the treetops, scaring children, as in ages gone. She is older than I. Go and see her. If age makes wise, she is the wisest of all." Puck went into the forest, but at first saw no bird answering to the description given him. He said to himself, "She is, I wonder, who?" He was surprised to hear his question repeated, not as an echo, but by another. Still, he thought it might possibly be his own voice come back. So, in making a catalogue, in his note book, of what he had seen and heard that day, he put down, "To wit--one echo." Again came the sound: "To whit--to who, to whit--to who?" Sounded the voice. Thinking that this was intended to be a polite question, Puck looked up. Sure enough, there was the wise bird sitting on a bough, above him, as sober as a judge. "Who! did you ask?" answered Puck and then went on to explain: "I am Lord of the Fairies in Welshery, and I seek to know which is the most venerable, of all the creatures in the Land of the Red Dragon. BUT WHEN I WAS A TADPOLE IN THE POND THAT OLD HAG OF AN OWL WAS STILL HOOTING AWAY IN THE TREE TOPS SCARING CHILDREN AS IN AGES GONE SHE IS OLDER THAN I GO AND SEE HER IF AGE MAKES WISE SHE IS THE WISEST OF ALL PUCK WENT INTO THE FOREST BUT AT FIRST SAW NO BIRD ANSWERING TO THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN HIM HE SAID TO HIMSELF SHE IS I WONDER WHO HE WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR HIS QUESTION REPEATED NOT AS AN ECHO BUT BY ANOTHER STILL HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT POSSIBLY BE HIS OWN VOICE COME BACK SO IN MAKING CATALOGUE IN HIS NOTE BOOK OF WHAT HE HAD SEEN AND HEARD THAT DAY HE PUT DOWN TO WIT ONE ECHO AGAIN CAME THE SOUND TO WIT TO WHO TO WIT TO WHO SOUNDED THE VOICE THINKING THAT THIS WAS INTENDED TO BE A POLITE QUESTION PUCK LOOKED UP SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS THE WISE BIRD SITTING ON A BOUGH ABOVE HIM AS SOBER AS A JUDGE WHO DID YOU ASK ANSWERED PUCK AND THEN WENT ON TO EXPLAIN I AM LORD OF THE FAIRIES IN WELSHRY AND I SEEK TO KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST VENERABLE OF ALL THE CREATURES IN THE LAND OF THE RED DRAGON
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