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At last the ice cream carton was empty and all the cookies were gone. They both sighed regretfully and brushed away the crumbs. And the Phoenix looked hopefully at the present David had brought. "Happy birthday, Phoenix," David said, and he handed the gift over with a little bow. "Thank you, my boy, thank you." The Phoenix opened the package eagerly and gave a pleased cry. "_Just_ what I wanted, my dear chap!" "I'm glad you like it," David said. "Do you know yet what it's for? Can you really use it for something?" AT LAST THE ICE CREAM CARTON WAS EMPTY AND ALL THE COOKIES WERE GONE THEY BOTH SIGHED REGRETFULLY AND BRUSHED AWAY THE CRUMBS AND THE PHOENIX LOOKED HOPEFULLY AT THE PRESENT DAVID HAD BROUGHT HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOENIX DAVID SAID AND HE HANDED THE GIFT OVER WITH A LITTLE BOW THANK YOU MY BOY THANK YOU THE PHOENIX OPENED THE PACKAGE EAGERLY AND GAVE A PLEASED CRY JUST WHAT I WANTED MY DEAR CHAP I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT DAVID SAID DO YOU KNOW YET WHAT IT'S FOR CAN YOU REALLY USE IT FOR SOMETHING
red, "Well, the reason is that usually during birthday parties you have to play stupid games, like pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and button-button-who-has-the-button, in spite of the fact that eating good things is the real reason for having a party, as everybody knows." And the Phoenix said, "Precisely, my boy, but people have somehow lost the main idea of the thing. When you come right down to it, ice cream is the basis of any sensible party, and everything else is a waste of time." And David said, "Yes, Phoenix, but don't forget cake and cookies, and candy and nuts and things. They're not as good as ice cream, but they're not a complete waste of time, either." And the Phoenix said, "Of course not, my dear fellow, they are important too. And speaking of ice cream, have you noticed that, while chocolate is very good, and vanilla enjoys great popularity, still there is _nothing_ like strawberry?" And David said, "Yes, you're right"--rather sadly, because the Phoenix was eating most of it. HT I MAKE SO BOLD AS TO ASK WHY AND DAVID ANSWERED WELL THE REASON IS THAT USUALLY DURING BIRTHDAY PARTIES YOU HAVE TO PLAY STUPID GAMES LIKE PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY AND BUTTON BUTTON WHO HAS THE BUTTON IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT EATING GOOD THINGS IS THE REAL REASON FOR HAVING A PARTY AS EVERYBODY KNOWS AND THE PHOENIX SAID PRECISELY MY BOY BUT PEOPLE HAVE SOMEHOW LOST THE MAIN IDEA OF THE THING WHEN YOU COME RIGHT DOWN TO IT ICE CREAM IS THE BASIS OF ANY SENSIBLE PARTY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS A WASTE OF TIME AND DAVID SAID YES PHOENIX BUT DON'T FORGET CAKE AND COOKIES AND CANDY AND NUTS AND THINGS THEY'RE NOT AS GOOD AS ICE CREAM BUT THEY'RE NOT A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME EITHER AND THE PHOENIX SAID OF COURSE NOT MY DEAR FELLOW THEY ARE IMPORTANT TOO AND SPEAKING OF ICE CREAM HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT WHILE CHOCOLATE IS VERY GOOD AND VANILLA ENJOYS GREAT POPULARITY STILL THERE IS NOTHING LIKE STRAWBERRY AND DAVID SAID YES YOU'RE RIGHT RATHER SADLY BECAUSE THE PHOENIX WAS EATING MOST OF IT
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