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David had never seen a Gryffin, of course; so he was not sure what to look for. But he caught sight of something lying in the shade of a bush and pointed it out to the Phoenix. "Ah, quite so," the Phoenix said doubtfully. "It does not look like a  but we can take a closer look." They landed and walked toward the bush. DAVID HAD NEVER SEEN A GRIFFIN OF COURSE SO HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO LOOK FOR BUT HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF SOMETHING LYING IN THE SHADE OF A BUSH AND POINTED IT OUT TO THE PHOENIX AH QUITE SO THE PHOENIX SAID DOUBTFULLY IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A BUT WE CAN TAKE A CLOSER LOOK THEY LANDED AND WALKED TOWARD THE BUSH
t _you_ do the same." "Don't be so stuffy, Phoenix." She pouted. "Come and race with me. I've got a new broom, and I want to see how good it is. Please!" "No," said the Phoenix sharply. "Oh, all right for _you_!" she said, tossing her head. "You just don't dare, because you know I'll beat your tail feathers off!" And she shot back into the mist below. "Indeed!" the Phoenix snorted. "Beat my tail feathers off! Ha!" "Is she a Witch?" David asked. "Yes, my boy, and a shocking example of the decline of the younger generation. She will come to no good end, believe me. Tail feathers, indeed!" Just then they burst out of the clouds and into the hot sunlight. Below them, the land was wild and desolate, a vast rolling plain covered for the most part with dry, tawny grass. Here and there were groves of trees drooping beneath the sun. The Phoenix, still snorting indignantly to itself, dropped to within a hundred feet of the ground. They began to soar back and forth. "Can you see anything, my boy? NIX SEVERELY WE ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF OUR TIME AND I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THE SAME DON'T BE SO STUFFY PHOENIX SHE POUTED COME AND RACE WITH ME I'VE GOT A NEW BROOM AND I WANT TO SEE HOW GOOD IT IS PLEASE NO SAID THE PHOENIX SHARPLY OH ALL RIGHT FOR YOU SHE SAID TOSSING HER HEAD YOU JUST DON'T DARE BECAUSE YOU KNOW I'LL BEAT YOUR TAIL FEATHERS OFF AND SHE SHOT BACK INTO THE MIST BELOW INDEED THE PHOENIX SNORTED BEAT MY TAIL FEATHERS OFF HAH IS SHE A WITCH DAVID ASKED YES MY BOY AND A SHOCKING EXAMPLE OF THE DECLINE OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION SHE WILL COME TO NO GOOD END BELIEVE ME TAIL FEATHERS INDEED JUST THEN THEY BURST OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND INTO THE HOT SUNLIGHT BELOW THEM THE LAND WAS WILD AND DESOLATE A VAST ROLLING PLAIN COVERED FOR THE MOST PART WITH DRY TAWNY GRASS HERE AND THERE WERE GROVES OF TREES DROOPING BENEATH THE SUN THE PHOENIX STILL SNORTING INDIGNANTLY TO ITSELF DROPPED TO WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET OF THE GROUND THEY BEGAN TO SOAR BACK AND FORTH CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING MY BOY
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