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David followed, not knowing where they were going and not caring. The Phoenix came after them, half running and half flying to keep up. They raced across the glade, through a stand of trees, and out into the meadow beyond. DAVID FOLLOWED NOT KNOWING WHERE THEY WERE GOING AND NOT CARING THE PHOENIX CAME AFTER THEM HALF RUNNING AND HALF FLYING TO KEEP UP THEY RACED ACROSS THE GLADE THROUGH A STAND OF TREES AND OUT INTO THE MEADOW BEYOND
other and for some reason burst out laughing. They rolled around on the moss and laughed until tears came, while the Phoenix fidgeted in reproachful silence. When they had calmed down a little, the Faun said, "Can you dance?" "No," said David. "I wish I could, though." "The educational value of dancing is practically nil," the Phoenix began severely. "I advise--" "Sure you can dance," said the Faun. "Listen." He brought the pipes to his lips and began to play. And much to his surprise and delight, David found himself dancing as though he had never done anything else in his life. The wonderful thing was that he did not have to think about what he was doing: the music was doing it all for him. He saw that even the Phoenix was shuffling around in time to the piping, and looking very embarrassed about it, too. "There," said the Faun when they had finished, "you _can_ dance, and very well. Even old Phoenix can dance." Suddenly he jumped up and cried, "Let's go--come on!" and started to run. TOO SO THAT MAKES US EVEN SAID DAVID THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND FOR SOME REASON BURST OUT LAUGHING THEY ROLLED AROUND ON THE MOSS AND LAUGHED UNTIL TEARS CAME WHILE THE PHOENIX FIDGETED IN REPROACHFUL SILENCE WHEN THEY HAD CALMED DOWN A LITTLE THE FAWN SAID CAN YOU DANCE NO SAID DAVID I WISH I COULD THOUGH THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF DANCING IS PRACTICALLY NIL THE PHOENIX BEGAN SEVERELY I ADVISE SURE YOU CAN DANCE SAID THE FAWN LISTEN HE BROUGHT THE PIPES TO HIS LIPS AND BEGAN TO PLAY AND MUCH TO HIS SURPRISE AND DELIGHT DAVID FOUND HIMSELF DANCING AS THOUGH HE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING ELSE IN HIS LIFE THE WONDERFUL THING WAS THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HE WAS DOING THE MUSIC WAS DOING IT ALL FOR HIM HE SAW THAT EVEN THE PHOENIX WAS SHUFFLING ROUND IN TIME TO THE PIPING AND LOOKING VERY EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT TOO THERE SAID THE FAWN WHEN THEY HAD FINISHED YOU CAN DANCE AND VERY WELL EVEN OLD PHOENIX CAN DANCE SUDDENLY HE JUMPED UP AND CRIED LET'S GO COME ON AND STARTED TO RUN
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