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The day when the children were christened Mother Carey's chickens was Nancy's tenth birthday, a time when the family was striving to give her her proper name, having begun wrong with her at the outset. She was the first, you see, and the first is something of an event, take it how you will. THE DAY WHEN THE CHILDREN WERE CHRISTENED MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS WAS NANCY'S TENTH BIRTHDAY TIME WHEN THE FAMILY WERE STRIVING TO GIVE HER PROPER NAME HAVING BEGUN WRONG WITH HER AT THE OUTSET SHE WAS FIRST YOU SEE AND THE FIRST IS SOMETHING OF AN OFFEND TAKE IT HOW YOU WILL
 the backing of Brewer's "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable." "The French call them _Les Oiseaux de Notre Dame_. That means 'The Birds of our Lady,' Kitty, and they are the sailors' friends. Mother Carey sends them to warn seafarers of approaching storms and bids them go out all over the seas to show the good birds the way home. You'll have your hands full if you're going to be Mother Carey's chickens." "I'd love to show good birds the way home!" said Gilbert. "Can a naughty bird show a good bird the way home, Addy?" This bland question came from Nancy, who had a decided talent for sarcasm, considering her years. (Of course the Admiral might have stopped the children from calling him Addy, but they seemed to do it because "Admiral" was difficult, and anyway they loved him so much they simply had to take some liberties with him. Besides, although he was the greatest disciplinarian that ever walked a deck, he was so soft and flexible on land that he was perfectly ridiculous and delightful.) ONAL CONVICTION BUT ONE THAT HAD THE BACKING OF BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE THE FRENCH CALL THEM LA OUAZOU DE NOTRE DANT THIS MEANS THE BIRDS OF OUR LADY KITTY AND THEY ARE THE SAILOR'S FRIENDS MOTHER CAREY SENDS THEM TO WARN SEAFARERS OF APPROACHING STORMS AND BIDS THEM GO OUT ALL OVER THE SEAS TO SHOW THE GOOD BIRDS THE WAY HOME YOU'LL HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS I'D LOVE TO SHOW GOOD BIRDS THE WAY HOME SAID GILBERT CAN A NAUGHTY BIRD SHOW A GOOD BIRD THE WAY HOME ADDIE THIS BLAND QUESTION CAME FROM NANCY WHO HAD A DECIDED TALENT FOR SARCASIN CONSIDERING HER YEARS OF COURSE THE ADMIRAL MIGHT HAVE STOPPED THE CHILDREN FROM CALLING HIM ADDIE BUT THEY SEEMED TO DO IT BECAUSE ADMIRAL IT WAS DIFFICULT AND ANYWAY THEY LOVED HIM SO MUCH THEY SIMPLY HAD TO TAKE SOME LIBERTIES WITH HIM BESIDES ALTHOUGH HE WAS THE GREATEST DISCIPLINARIAN THAT EVER WALKED A DECK HE WAS SO SOFT AND FLEXIBLE ON LAND THAT HE WAS PERFECTLY RIDICULOUS AND DELIGHTFUL
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