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David thrust the bag of cookies behind his back. "Now, Phoenix," he said firmly, "you have to promise me you won't go away to South America. You said last night that it could be arranged, so let's arrange it right now. Until we do, not one." DAVID THRUST THE BAG OF COOKIES BEHIND HIS BACK NOW PHOENIX HE SAID FIRMLY YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME YOU WON'T GO AWAY TO SOUTH AMERICA YOU SAID LAST NIGHT THAT IT COULD BE ARRANGED SO LET'S ARRANGE IT RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE DO NOT ONE
e contented himself with running whenever he found a level place. And when he reached home, he stood on his hands in the back yard for two whole seconds. [Illustration] 3: _In Which It Is Decided that David Should Have an Education, and an Experiment Is Made_ [Illustration] Next day it took less than an hour to reach the ledge, and David was sure that he could shorten the time even more when he was familiar with the goat trail. The Phoenix was not in sight when he arrived, and for an instant David was stricken with fright. Had the bird gone in spite of its promise? But no--he heard a reassuring noise. It came from the thicket, and it sounded very much like a snore. David smiled to himself and shouted, "Hello, Phoenix!" There was a thrashing sound in the thicket, and the Phoenix appeared, looking very rumpled and yawning behind its wing. "Greetings, my boy!" it cried. "A splendid morning!" Then the Phoenix caught sight of the paper bag in David's hand, and swallowed in a suggestive way. LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY GREG WEEKES DAVID AND THE PHOENIX BY EDWARD ORMONDRIDE CHAPTER THREE IN WHICH IT IS DECIDED THAT DAVID SHOULD HAVE AN EDUCATION AND AN EXPERIMENT IS MADE NEXT DAY IT TOOK LESS THAN AN HOUR TO REACH THE LEDGE AND DAVID WAS SURE THAT HE COULD SHORTEN THE TIME EVEN MORE WHEN HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE GOAT TRAIL THE PHOENIX WAS NOT IN SIGHT WHEN HE ARRIVED AND FOR AN INSTANT DAVID WAS STRICKEN WITH FRIGHT HAD THE BIRD GONE IN SPITE OF ITS PROMISE BUT NO HE HEARD A REASSURING NOISE IT CAME FROM THE THICKET AND IT SOUNDED VERY MUCH LIKE A SNORE DAVID SMILED TO HIMSELF AND SHOUTED HELLO PHOENIX THERE WAS A THRASHING SOUND IN THE THICKET AND THE PHOENIX APPEARED LOOKING VERY RUMPLED AND YAWNING BEHIND ITS WING GREETINGS MY BOY IT CRIED A SPLENDID MORNING THEN THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE PAPER BAG IN DAVID'S HAND AND SWALLOWED IN A SUGGESTIVE WAY
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