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"Gryffons!" The Phoenix rushed along the ground a few feet and sprang into the air. But it was too late. The foremost Gryffons, with powerful strokes of their wings, shot up to meet them. GRYFFONS THE PHOENIX RUSHED ALONG THE GROUND A FEW FEET AND SPRANG INTO THE AIR BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE FOREMOST GRIFFINS WITH POWERFUL STROKES OF THEIR WINGS SHOT UP TO MEET THEM
y ..." to itself. It lifted one leg as if to scratch the fly bites, changed its mind in mid-gesture, and dropped the leg again. "Oh, _Wednesday_," it said at last. "So it isn't Saturday?" "No," said David. "What we want to know is--" "Not Saturday," said the Gryffen, sinking down to the ground with a huge sigh of relief. "Ah! Come back on Saturday. Saturday afternoon. I generally get up on Saturday ... in the ... afternoon...." The words faded into a snore. "There you are, my dear fellow," said the Phoenix. "Just as I said. Oaf! Boor!" "A _very_ annoying animal," said David angrily. "I agree, my boy. But the Gryffins are different, I assure you. Now, let me see. Where should we look--" "There they come!" David cried suddenly. "Look!" And indeed, a number of winged creatures were loping down a hillside toward them. "Good heavens!" the Phoenix shouted. "Those are the ones we do _not_ want to meet! On my back, _quick_!" "What are they?" David gasped as he threw himself on the bird's back. SE TELL US OH WEDNESDAY SAID THE GRYPHON IT THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE MUMBLING WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY TO ITSELF IT LIFTED ONE LEG AS IF TO SCRATCH THE FLY BITES CHANGED ITS MIND IN MID GESTURE AND DROPPED THE LEG AGAIN OH WEDNESDAY IT SAID AT LAST SO IT ISN'T SATURDAY NO SAID DAVID WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW IS NOT SATURDAY SAID THE GRYPHON SINKING DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF AH COME BACK ON SATURDAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON I GENERALLY GET UP ON SATURDAY IN THE AFTERNOON THE WORDS FADED INTO A SNORE THERE YOU ARE MY DEAR FELLOW SAID THE PHOENIX JUST AS I SAID OAF BORE A VERY ANNOYING ANIMAL SAID DAVID ANGRILY I AGREE MY BOY BUT THE GRYFFINS ARE DIFFERENT I ASSURE YOU NOW LET ME SEE WHERE SHOULD WE LOOK THERE THEY COME DAVID CRIED SUDDENLY LOOK AND INDEED A NUMBER OF WINGED CREATURES WERE LOPING DOWN A HILLSIDE TOWARD THEM GOOD HEAVENS THE PHOENIX SHOUTED THOSE ARE THE ONES WE DO NOT WANT TO MEET ON MY BACK QUICK WHAT ARE THEY DAVID GASPED AS HE THREW HIMSELF ON THE BIRD'S BACK
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