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After this, the bird would jog trot up and down the ledge and practice jumping. Then there would be a fifteen minute rest and refreshment period. And when that was over, the Phoenix would launch itself into the air. This was the part David liked best. It was a magnificent sight. AFTER THIS THE BIRD WOULD JOG TROT UP AND DOWN THE LEDGE AND PRACTISE JUMPING THEN THERE WOULD BE A FIFTEEN MINUTE REST AND REFRESHMENT PERIOD AND WHEN THAT WAS OVER THE PHOENIX WOULD LAUNCH ITSELF INTO THE AIR THIS WAS THE PART DAVID LIKED BEST IT WAS A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT
ad. "Puff--well, my boy--puff puff--whew!--very narrow squeak. I--puff--" [Illustration] David could not answer. The earth reeled under him and would not stop no matter how tightly he clutched the grass. "Puff--I repeat, I am--puff--an exceedingly powerful flyer. There are few birds--none, I daresay--who--puff--could have done even this much. The truth of the matter is that you are a lot--puff--heavier than you look. I hope you are not being overfed at home?" "I--I don't know," said David, wondering whether or not he was going to be sick. "Well, my course is clear," said the Phoenix firmly. "I must practice. Setting-up exercises, roadwork, and what not. Rigorous diet. Lots of sleep. Regular hours. Courage, my dear fellow! We shall do it yet!" * * * * * And so for the following week the Phoenix practiced. Every morning David climbed up to the ledge, bringing sandwiches for himself, cookies for the Phoenix, and a wet towel. Then, while he kept count, the Phoenix did setting-up exercises. A LONG TIME THEY LAY GASPING AND TREMBLING AT LAST THE PHOENIX WEAKLY RAISED ITS HEAD PUFF WELL MY BOY PUFF PUFF WHEW VERY NARROW SQUEAK I PUFF DAVID COULD NOT ANSWER THE EARTH REELED UNDER HIM AND WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW TIGHTLY HE CLUTCHED THE GRASS PUFF I REPEAT I AM PUFF AN EXCEEDINGLY POWERFUL FLIER THERE ARE FEW BIRDS NONE I DARE SAY WHO PUFF COULD HAVE DONE EVEN THIS MUCH THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT YOU ARE A LOT PUFF HEAVIER THAN YOU LOOK I HOPE YOU ARE NOT BEING OVERFED AT HOME I I DON'T KNOW SAID DAVID WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS GOING TO BE SICK WELL MY COURSE IS CLEAR SAID THE PHOENIX FIRMLY I MUST PRACTICE SETTING UP EXERCISES ROADWORK AND WHAT NOT RIGOROUS DIET LOTS OF SLEEP REGULAR HOURS COURAGE MY DEAR FELLOW WE SHALL DO IT YET AND SO FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE PHOENIX PRACTISED EVERY MORNING DAVID CLIMBED UP TO THE LEDGE BRINGING SANDWICHES FOR HIMSELF COOKIES FOR THE PHOENIX AND A WET TOWEL THEN WHY WHILE HE KEPT COUNT THE PHOENIX DID SETTING UP EXERCISES
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