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"The weather _is_ unusually tropical," said the Phoenix, cocking one eye toward the sun. "This fire, however, is necessary  but I shall explain later. Meanwhile, if you will just aid me with this branch  " And for the next fifteen minutes they worked over the heap, adding to it and shaping it up. THE WEATHER IS UNUSUALLY TROPICAL SAID THE PHOENIX COCKING ONE EYE TOWARDS THE SUN THIS FIRE HOWEVER IS NECESSSARY BUT I SHALL EXPLAIN LATER MEANWHILE IF YOU WILL JUST AID ME WITH THIS BRANCH AND FOR THE NEXT FIFTEEN MINUTES THEY WORKED OVER THE HEAP ADDING TO IT AND SHAPING IT UP
 Happy 500 Birthday, from David." Then he took all the cookies from the jar, borrowed two plates and spoons, put everything into a large paper bag, and set out for the Phoenix's ledge. He was surprised to find the Phoenix working busily in the middle of a wide place on the ledge. Apparently the bird had been at it all night, for a huge pile of sticks and brush had been heaped up on the ground and shaped roughly like a nest. Right now the Phoenix was struggling with a small log, trying to get it on the pile. "Hello, Phoenix! Happy birthday!" "Ah, there, my boy! Thank you very much. Could you kindly give me a hand with this log?" They heaved and grunted the piece of wood to the top of the pile, and David said, "What's this for, Phoenix?" "This, my boy, is a pyre. A bit untidy around the edges, but nonetheless a pyre." "Oh," said David. "What's that?" "Well--a _pyre_, you know--a sort of fire, as it were." "Oh, _fire_. I thought you said--oh, yes. Fire. Isn't it awfully _warm_ for a fire? R TIED IT IN A BLUE RIBBON AND WROTE ON IT TWO PHOENIX HAPPY FIVE HUNDRED BIRTHDAY FROM DAVID THEN HE TOOK ALL THE COOKIES FROM THE JAR BORROWED TWO PLATES AND SPOONS PUT EVERYTHING INTO A LARGE PAPER BAG AND SET OUT FOR THE PHOENIX'S LEDGE HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE PHOENIX WORKING BUSILY IN THE MIDDLE OF A WIDE PLACE ON THE LEDGE APPARENTLY THE BIRD HAD BEEN AT IT ALL NIGHT FOR A HUGE PILE OF STICKS AND BRUSH HAD BEEN HEAPED UP ON THE GROUND AND SHAPED ROUGHLY LIKE A NEST RIGHT NOW THE PHOENIX WAS STRUGGLING WITH A SMALL LOG TRYING TO GET IT ON THE PILE HELLO PHOENIX HAPPY BIRTHDAY AH THERE MY BOY THANK YOU VERY MUCH COULD YOU KINDLY GIVE ME A HAND WITH THIS LOG THEY HEAVED AND GRUNTED THE PIECE OF WOOD TO THE TOP OF THE PILE AND DAVID SAID WHAT'S THIS FOR PHOENIX THIS MY BOY IS A PYRE A BIT UNTIDY AROUND THE EDGES BUT NONE THE LESS A PYRE OH SAID DAVID WHAT'S THAT WELL A PYRE YOU KNOW A SORT OF FIRE AS IT WERE OH FIRE I THOUGHT YOU SAID OH YES FIRE ISN'T IT AWFULLY WARM FOR A FIRE
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