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Whew! At least the bird was not going to harm him. It seemed to be quite a kindly creature, really. WHEW AT LEAST THE BIRD WAS NOT GOING TO HARM HIM IT SEEMED TO BE QUITE A KINDLY CREATURE REALLY
the bush here. I--I didn't mean to...." The fright had been too much. Tears started in David's eyes, and his lip began to tremble. The bird seemed reassured, for its manner visibly softened. It lowered and folded its wings, and the glare faded from its eyes. "I'd go away," David mumbled apologetically, "only I'm stuck." He rubbed his eyes on his sleeve. The bird looked at his dismal face and began to fidget awkwardly. "There, there," it said. "I had no intention of--I am afraid that I--Stuck, did you say? Very easily mended, my dear fellow! Merely a question of--Here, let me look." It crashed through the thicket to where David was caught and thrust its head down through the branches. Its muffled voice came floating up. "Take heart! There seems to be--aha! just so--One moment, please--bit of vine--_there_ we are!" There was a snapping sound from below, and David's foot was released. He unstuck the snag from his shirt, pushed his way out of the thicket, and sat down weakly on the grass.  BIRD SNAPPED WELL I'M REALLY SORRY BUT THERE WAS A BEE IN THE BUSH HERE I I DIDN'T MEAN TO THE FRIGHT HAD BEEN TOO MUCH TEARS STARTED IN DAVID'S EYES AND HIS LIP BEGAN TO TREMBLE THE BIRD SEEMED REASSURED FOR ITS MANNER VISIBLY SOFTENED IT LOWERED AND FOLDED ITS WINGS AND THE GLARE FADED FROM ITS EYES I'D GO AWAY DAVID MUMBLED APOLOGETICALLY ONLY I'M STUCK HE RUBBED HIS EYES ON HIS SLEEVE THE BIRD LOOKED AT HIS DISMAL FACE AND BEGAN TO FIDGET AWKWARDLY THERE THERE IT SAID I HAD NO INTENTION OF I'M AFRAID THAT I STUCK DID YOU SAY VERY EASILY MENDED MY DEAR FELLOW MERELY A QUESTION OF HERE LET ME LOOK IT CRASHED THROUGH THE THICKET TO WHERE DAVID WAS CAUGHT AND THRUST ITS HEAD DOWN THROUGH THE BRANCHES ITS MUFFLED VOICE CAME FLOATING UP TAKE HEART THERE SEEMS TO BE A HA JUST SO ONE MOMENT PLEASE BIT OF VINE THERE WE ARE THERE WAS A SNAPPING SOUND FROM BELOW AND DAVID'S FOOT WAS RELEASED HE UNSTUCK THE SNAG FROM HIS SHIRT PUSHED HIS WAY OUT OF THE THICKET AND SAT DOWN WEAKLY ON THE GRASS 
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