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The Gryffen struggled into a sitting position and yawned a tremendous and noisy yawn. Then it squinted blearily at David and murmured, "What day is it?" [Illustration] "Wednesday," David said. THE GRYFFIN STRUGGLED INTO A SITTING POSITION AND YAWNED A TREMENDOUS AND NOISY YAWN THEN IT SQUINTED BLEARLY AT DAVID AND MURMURED WHAT DAY IS IT WEDNESDAY DAVID SAID
ast. For another thing, it would not, even if awake, be able to tell us anything. You simply cannot imagine the stupidity of these brutes." "Well, let's _try_ it, anyway," David said. "Very well, my boy. But it will be a complete waste of time." The Phoenix shrugged its shoulders, stepped up to the Gryffen, and kicked it violently. "Phoenix!" David cried in alarm. "Don't hurt it!" "No fear," said the Phoenix, delivering another lusty kick. "One simply cannot damage a sleeping Gryffen. Give me a hand, my boy." David took hold of the Gryffen's wing, and the Phoenix seized its tail. For the next ten minutes they kicked and pulled and pounded, shouting "HEY!" and "WAKE UP!" at the top of their lungs. It was hot work, and David finally admitted to himself that the Phoenix had been right. But before he could say so, the Phoenix completely lost its temper and savagely bit the Gryffen's tail. That did it. The Gryffen opened one eye halfway and said, "Unffniph?" "GET UP!!" the Phoenix bellowed. E NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE FOR ONE THING A CANNON COULD NOT AWAKEN THE BEAST FOR ANOTHER THING IT WOULD NOT EVEN IF AWAKE BE ABLE TO TELL US ANYTHING YOU SIMPLY CANNOT IMAGINE THE STUPIDITY OF THESE BRUTES WELL LET'S TRY IT ANYWAY DAVID SAID VERY WELL MY BOY BUT IT WILL BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME THE PHOENIX SHRUGGED ITS SHOULDERS STEPPED UP TO THE GRIFFIN AND KICKED IT VIOLENTLY PHOENIX DAVID CRIED IN ALARM DON'T HURT IT NO FEAR SAID THE PHOENIX DELIVERING ANOTHER LUSTY KICK ONE SIMPLY CANNOT DAMAGE A SLEEPING GRYPHON GIVE ME A HAND MY BOY DAVID TOOK HOLD OF THE GRYPHON'S WING AND THE PHOENIX SEIZED ITS TAIL FOR THE NEXT TEN MINUTES THEY KICKED AND PULLED AND POUNDED SHOUTING HEY AND WAKE UP AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS IT WAS HOT WORK AND DAVID FINALLY ADMITTED TO HIMSELF THAT THE PHOENIX HAD BEEN RIGHT BUT BEFORE HE COULD SAY SO THE PHOENIX COMPLETELY LOST ITS TEMPER AND SAVAGELY BIT THE GRYPHON'S TAIL THAT DID IT THE GRYPHON OPENED ONE EYE HALF WAY AND SAID UNUM GET UP THE PHOENIX BELLOWED
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