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If they knew how clever we all of us really are, and what a lot of good we do, I do not think they would be unkind to us any more. I am sure that they would then have quite a friendly feeling towards us. IF THEY KNEW HOW CLEVER WE ALL OF US REALLY ARE AND WHAT A LOT OF GOOD WE DO I DO NOT THINK THEY WOULD BE UNKIND TO US ANY MORE I AM SURE THAT THEY WOULD THEN HAVE QUITE A FRIENDLY FEELING TOWARDS US
Well, I know where this bad boy goes out walking, so I will just hide myself somewhere near, and when he comes by I will spring out and bite his ankle. Then he will soon die.” The birds, too, had different things to suggest. Some said they would scratch Tommy Smith’s face with their claws, and others that they would peck his eyes out. The frog wanted to hop down his throat and choke him, and the lizard was ready to crawl up his back and tickle him, if they thought _that_ would do any good. At length, when everyone else had spoken, the owl called for silence, and then he gave his own opinion in these words:—“I have now heard what every animal has had to say, and I have no doubt that we could easily hurt this boy very much, or perhaps even kill him, if we really tried to. But would it not be a better plan, first to see if we cannot make little Tommy Smith a better boy? Many little boys are unkind to animals because they know nothing about them, and think that they are stupid and useless. W THAT MY BITE IS POISONOUS WELL I KNOW WHERE THIS BAD BOY GOES OUT WALKING SO I WILL JUST HIDE MYSELF SOMEWHERE NEAR AND WHEN HE COMES BY I WILL SPRING OUT AND BITE HIS ANKLE THEN HE WILL SOON DIE THE BIRDS TOO HAD DIFFERENT THINGS TO SUGGEST SOME SAID THEY WOULD SCRATCH TOMMY SMITH'S FACE WITH THEIR CLAWS AND OTHERS THAT THEY WOULD PECK HIS EYES OUT THE FROG WANTED TO HOP DOWN HIS THROAT AND CHOKE HIM AND THE LIZARD WAS READY TO CRAWL UP HIS BACK AND TICKLE HIM IF THEY THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO ANY GOOD AT LENGTH WHEN EVERY ONE ELSE HAD SPOKEN THE OWL CALLED FOR SILENCE AND THEN HE GAVE HIS OWN OPINION IN THESE WORDS I HAVE NOW HEARD WHAT EVERY ANIMAL HAS HAD TO SAY AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE COULD EASILY HURT THIS BOY VERY MUCH OR PERHAPS EVEN KILL HIM IF WE REALLY TRIED TO BUT WOULD IT NOT BE A BETTER PLAN FIRST TO SEE IF WE CANNOT MAKE LITTLE TOMMY SMITH A BETTER BOY MANY LITTLE BOYS ARE UNKIND TO ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THEM AND THINK THAT THEY ARE STUPID AND USELESS
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