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There is an insect which you must often have seen, for it is very common in the springtime. THERE IS AN INSECT WHICH YOU MUST OFTEN HAVE SEEN FOR IT IS VERY COMMON IN THE SPRING TIME
his, and did not quite know what to say. He thought the rook spoke as if he were preaching a sermon, and then he remembered having heard some old country people talk of “Parson Rook.” Still, what he _said_ seemed to be sensible, and all _he_ could say, at last, as an answer was, “Oh, it’s all very well, but you know you rooks do a great deal of harm.” “That shows how little you know about us,” answered the rook. “We do not do harm, but good; and if the farmers knew how much good we did them, they would think us their best friends.” “Why, what good _do_ you do them?” said Tommy Smith. “I always thought that you ate their corn.” “Perhaps we may eat a little of it,” the rook said; “that is only fair, for if it were not for us, the farmer would have very little corn or anything else. I am sure, at least, that he would have scarcely any potatoes.” “Oh! but why wouldn’t he?” said Tommy Smith. “I will explain it to you,” said the rook. “So now listen, because you are going to learn something. KE IT UNHAPPY TOMMY SMITH LOOKED RATHER ASHAMED WHEN HE HEARD THIS AND DID NOT QUITE KNOW WHAT TO SAY HE THOUGHT THE ROOK SPOKE AS IF HE WERE PREACHING A SERMON AND THEN HE REMEMBERED HAVING HEARD SOME OLD COUNTRY PEOPLE TALK OF PARSON ROOK STILL WHAT HE SAID SEEMED TO BE SENSIBLE AND ALL HE COULD SAY AT LEAST AS AN ANSWER WAS OH IT'S ALL VERY WELL BUT YOU KNOW YOU ROOKS DO A GREAT DEAL OF HARM THAT SHOWS HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW ABOUT US ANSWERED THE ROOK WE DO NOT DO HARM BUT GOOD AND IF THE FARMERS KNEW HOW MUCH GOOD WE DID THEM THEY WOULD THINK US THEIR BEST FRIENDS WHY WHAT GOOD DO YOU DO THEM SAID TOMMY SMITH I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT YOU ATE THEIR CORN PERHAPS WE MAY EAT A LITTLE OF IT THE ROOK SAID THAT IS ONLY FAIR FOR IF IT WERE NOT FOR US THE FARMER WOULD HAVE VERY LITTLE CORN OR ANYTHING ELSE I AM SURE AT LEAST THAT HE WOULD HAVE SCARCELY ANY POTATOES OH BUT WHY WOULDN'T HE SAID TOMMY SMITH I WILL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU SAID THE ROOK SO NOW LISTEN BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING
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