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"Well, Phoenix," said David hopefully, "we can set the snare again if we can find another good sapling; and we still have the other one, so we're pretty well protected. And why couldn't we meet every night by the hedge, the way we did last night? WELL PHOENIX SAID DAVID HOPEFULLY WE CAN SET THE SNARE AGAIN IF WE CAN FIND ANOTHER GOOD SAPLING AND WE STILL HAVE THE OTHER ONES SO WE'RE PRETTY WELL PROTECTED AND WHY COULDN'T WE MEET EVERY NIGHT BY THE HEDGE THE WAY WE DID LAST NIGHT
brow. "Thought I was on the other side of the ledge, and landed right on that fool trap. Hung there all night and all morning. Thought you would never come, my boy. Oh dear, oh dear, what a horrible experience! My tail was still on fire when I landed, too. I fully expected to be burned to a crisp." A large tear rolled down the Phoenix's beak. David murmured soothing words and continued to chafe the Phoenix's foot. "Does it feel any better now?" "The feeling is coming back, my boy," said the Phoenix, gritting its beak. "Ouch! All pins and needles." It flexed its toes gingerly. "Rub a bit more, please. Gently." The swelling began to go down. With a handful of damp grass David soothed the marks left by the noose. "That stupid Electric Company!" the Phoenix suddenly burst out. "Putting everyone in danger with a short-circuited power line! Let this be a lesson to you, my boy. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. They will hear from us, believe me! We shall write them a stiff complaint! D MY WAY IN THE DARK SAID THE PHOENIX WIPING ITS BROW THOUGHT I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEDGE AND LANDED RIGHT ON THAT FOOL TRAP HUNG THERE ALL NIGHT AND ALL MORNING THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER COME MY BOY OH DEAR OH DEAR WHAT A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE MY TAIL WAS STILL ON FIRE WHEN I LANDED TOO I FULLY EXPECTED TO BE BURNED TO A CRISP A LARGE TEAR ROLLED DOWN THE PHOENIX'S BEAK DAVID MURMURED SOOTHING WORDS AND CONTINUED TO CHAFE THE PHOENIX'S FOOT DOES IT FEEL ANY BETTER NOW THE FEELING IS COMING BACK MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX GRITTING ITS BEAK OUCH ALL PINS AND NEEDLES IT FLEXED ITS TOES GINGERLY RUB A BIT MORE PLEASE GENTLY THE SWELLING BEGAN TO GO DOWN WITH A HANDFUL OF DAMP GRASS DAVID SOOTHED THE MARKS LEFT BY THE NOOSE THAT STUPID ELECTRIC COMPANY THE PHOENIX SUDDENLY BURST OUT PUTTING EVERYONE IN DANGER WITH A SHORT CIRCUITED POWER LINE LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL THEY WILL HEAR FROM US BELIEVE ME WE SHALL WRITE THEM A STIFF COMPLAINT
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