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Still, he felt sure that it must be the snake who had spoken, because the voice came from the very centre of the bush into which he had seen it go. STILL HE FELT SURE THAT IT MUST BE THE SNAKE WHO HAD SPOKEN BECAUSE THE VOICE CAME FROM THE VERY CENTRE OF THE BUSH INTO WHICH HE HAD SEEN IT GO
 which were not far off. So off he set towards them, and as he went along he said to himself, “I know there are a great many animals that live in the woods. Now I wonder which of them will be the first to have a talk with me. Let me see. The pigeon and the squirrel both live there, for I have often seen them together on the same tree. And then there is the—” Good gracious! What was that just gliding out from under a bush? Tommy Smith gave a start and a jump, and well he might, for it was a large snake, perhaps three feet long. He was so surprised that, at first, he didn’t quite know what to do, and before he had made up his mind, it was too late to do anything, for the snake had wriggled away into another bush. “It was an adder,” said Tommy Smith out loud. “That, at least, is an animal which I _ought_ to kill, because it is poisonous.” “I beg your pardon,” said a sharp, hissing voice. “I am not an adder, and I am _not_ poisonous.” Tommy Smith looked all about, but he could see nothing. HARE HE THOUGHT HE WOULD WALK HOME THROUGH SOME WOODS WHICH WERE NOT FAR OFF SO OFF HE SET TOWARDS THEM AND AS HE WENT ALONG HE SAID TO HIMSELF I KNOW THERE ARE A GREAT MANY ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THE WOODS NOW I WONDER WHICH OF THEM WILL BE THE FIRST TO HAVE A TALK WITH ME LET ME SEE THE PIGEON AND THE SQUIRREL BOTH LIVE THERE FOR I HAVE OFTEN SEEN THEM TOGETHER ON THE SAME TREE AND THEN THERE IS THE GOOD GRACIOUS WHAT WAS THAT JUST GLIDING OUT UNDER A BUSH TOMMY SMITH GAVE A START AND A JUMP AND WELL HE MIGHT FOR IT WAS A LARGE SNAKE PERHAPS THREE FEET LONG HE WAS SO SURPRISED THAT AT FIRST HE DIDN'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND BEFORE HE HAD MADE UP HIS MIND IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE SNAKE HAD WRIGGLED AWAY INTO ANOTHER BUSH IT WAS AN ADDER SAID TOMMY SMITH OUT LOUD THAT AT LEAST IS AN ANIMAL WHICH I OUGHT TO KILL BECAUSE IT IS POISONOUS I BEG YOUR PARDON SAID A SHARP HISSING VOICE I AM NOT AN ADDER AND I AM NOT POISONOUS TOMMY SMITH LOOKED ALL ABOUT BUT HE COULD SEE NOTHING
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