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Two or three times he picked it up and put it down, and each time it was harder than before to put it down. TWO OR THREE TIMES HE PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT DOWN AND EACH TIME IT WAS HARDER THAN BEFORE TO PUT IT DOWN
 death," said Chatterer to himself over and over. "I'm empty, and there is plenty of food to fill me up, if you'll only stop being silly," whispered his stomach. The more Chatterer tried not to think of how good something to eat would taste, the more he did think of it. It made him restless and uneasy. He twisted and squirmed and turned. At last he decided that he would have one more look to see if he couldn't find some way to get out of his prison. He poked his head out of the little round doorway. All was still and dark. He listened, but not a sound could he hear. Then he softly crept out and hurriedly examined all the inside of his prison once more. It was of no use! There wasn't a single place where he could use his sharp teeth. "There's that little pile of corn waiting for me," whispered his stomach. "I'll never touch it!" said Chatterer fiercely. Just then he hit something with his foot, and it rolled. He picked it up and then put it down again. It was a nut, a plump hickory nut. R AND VERY STILL NOW IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME THAT CHATTERER'S STOMACH BEGAN TO MAKE ITSELF FELT CHATTERER TRIED NOT TO NOTICE IT AND CHATTERER COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF HIS STOMACH WAS EMPTY AND IT KEPT TELLING HIMSELF ALL THE STARVED TO DO THE MORE CHATTERER TRIED NOT TO THINK OF HOW GOOD SOMETHING TO EAT WOULD TASTE THE MORE HE DID THINK OF IT IT MADE HIM RESTLESS AND UNEASY HE TWISTED AND SQUIRMED AND TURNED AT LAST HE DECIDED THAT HE WOULD HAVE ONE MORE LOOK TO SEE IF HE COULDN'T FIND SOME WAY TO GET OUT OF HIS PRISON HE POKED HIS HEAD OUT OF THE LITTLE ROUND DOORWAY ALL WAS STILL DARK HE LISTENED NOT A SOUND COULD HE HEAR THEN HE SOFTLY CREPT OUT AND HURRIEDLY EXAMINED ALL THE INSIDE OF HIS PRISON ONCE MORE IT WAS OF NO USE THERE WASN'T A SINGLE PLACE WHERE HE COULD USE HIS SHARP TEETH THERE'S THAT LITTLE PILE OF CORN WAITING FOR YOU NO I'LL NEVER TOUCH IT JUST THEN HE HIT SOMETHING WITH HIS FOOT AND IT ROLLED HE PICKED IT UP AND THEN PUT IT DOWN AGAIN IT WAS ENOUGH A PLUMP HICKORY NUT
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