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Mrs. Flicker peeped cautiously forth, and, with her unerring bird instinct, sought first of all the gray stump which, alas, was not quite a stump after all, and was indeed the cause of the danger. MISSUS FLICKER PEEPED CAUTIOUSLY FORTH AND WITH HER UNERRING BIRD INSTINCT SOUGHT FIRST OF ALL THE GRAY STUMP WHICH ALAS WAS NOT QUITE A STUMP AFTER ALL AND WAS INDEED THE CAUSE OF DANGER
 creek, and Mr. Kingfisher perched on a stump in the water, watching for a dainty morsel, and still Mr. Flicker sat regarding his new puzzle. He paid no attention to any of his neighbors--but for that matter he seldom did, for the flickers are aristocratic bird-folk, and mingle very little with their kind. But on this day he was particularly oblivious, so greatly occupied was he with the gray stump. Once or twice he had detected a slight motion on the part of the stump; a rustle, a change of position, a faint sign of life--just enough to make his little bird-heart thump, but not enough to warrant flight in so discreet a bird. But at last there began a quiet bending, bending of the stump; it was very slow, but none the less certain, and Mr. Flicker waited with throbbing heart, till he saw two large, round, glassy eyes pointed full at him, then, with a quick note of warning for his little wife, he rose in the air with a whirr, and the golden wings shimmered away in the sunlight overhead. ON THE SHORE OF THE CREEK AND MISTER KINGFISHER PERCHED ON A STUMP IN THE WATER WATCHING FOR A DAINTY MORSEL AND STILL MISTER FLICKER SAT REGARDING HIS NEW PUZZLE HE PAID NO ATTENTION TO ANY OF HIS NEIGHBOURS BUT FOR THAT MATTER HE SELDOM DID FOR THE FLICKERS ARE ARISTOCRATIC BIRD FOLK AND MINGLE VERY LITTLE WITH THEIR KIND BUT ON THIS DAY HE WAS PARTICULARLY OBLIVIOUS SO GREATLY OCCUPIED WAS HE WITH THE GRAY STUMP ONCE OR TWICE HE HAD DETECTED A SLIGHT MOTION ON THE PART OF THE STUMP A RUSTLE A CHANGE OF POSITION A FAINT SIGN OF LIFE JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE HIS LITTLE BIRD HEART THUMP BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT FLIGHT IN SO DISCREET A BIRD BUT AT LAST THERE BEGAN A QUIET BENDING BENDING OF THE STUMP IT WAS VERY SLOW BUT NONE THE LESS CERTAIN AND MISTER FLICKER WAITED WITH THROBBING HEART TILL HE SAW TWO LARGE ROUND GLASSY EYES POINTED FULL AT HIM THEN WITH A QUICK NOTE OF WARNING FOR HIS LITTLE WIFE HE ROSE IN THE AIR WITH A WHIRR AND THE GOLDEN WING SHIMMERED AWAY IN THE SUNLIGHT OVERHEAD
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