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To do this, we shall have to speak to him in his own language, as he does not understand ours; but that is not such a difficult matter to us animals. TO DO THIS WE SHALL HAVE TO SPEAK TO HIM IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE AS HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND OURS BUT THAT IS NOT SUCH A DIFFICULT MATTER TO US ANIMALS
 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. 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. But they cannot know this without being taught. Tommy Smith’s father and mother _ought_, of course, to teach him, but as they will not do so, why should not we teach him ourselves? 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 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 BUT THEY CANNOT KNOW THIS WITHOUT BEING TAUGHT TOMMY SMITH'S FATHER AND MOTHER OUGHT OF COURSE TO TEACH HIM BUT AS THEY WILL NOT DO SO WHY SHOULD WE NOT TEACH HIM OURSELVES
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