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Tommy Smith would rather have listened to what the peewit had to tell him about himself first, and then asked him some questions afterwards, for, just then, he didn't quite know what questions to ask. But, of course, he had to say something, or it would have seemed rude, so he began with, "Please, Mr. Peewit, will you tell me why you say 'pee weet' so often?" "Why shouldn't I say it?" said the peewit. "It is my song, and I think it is a very good one too." TOMMY SMITH WOULD RATHER HAVE LISTENED TO WHAT THE PEA WOULD HAD TO TELL HIM ABOUT HIMSELF FIRST AND THEN ASKED HIM SOME QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS FOR JUST THEN HE DIDN'T QUITE KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK BUT OF COURSE HE HAD TO SAY SOMETHING OR IT WOULD HAVE SEEMED RUDE SO HE BEGAN WITH PLEASE MISTER PEWIT WILL YOU TELL ME WHY YOU SAY PEWIT SO OFTEN WHY SHOULDN'T I SAY IT SAID THE PEWIT IT IS MY SONG AND I THINK IT IS A VERY GOOD ONE TO
 the peewit.” “Yes,” said Tommy Smith; “because you say”— “Pee-wee-eet! pee-wee-eet!” screamed the bird. “Yes, that is why. It is because I say ‘Pee-wee-eet’”; and as the peewit said this, he made a sweep down and settled on the ground just in front of Tommy Smith. So close! Tommy Smith could almost have touched him with his hand. He _was_ a handsome bird! _Now_ he could see that, besides his beautiful green back and his white breast, he had a handsome black crest at the back of his head, that stuck out a long way behind it—as if his hair had been brushed up behind, Tommy Smith thought, only, of course, it was not hair, but feathers. The peewit was not at all afraid, but looked up at Tommy Smith, with his head on one side, and said, “Yes, that is my name. A name isn’t sensible if it hasn’t a meaning. Some people call me the lapwing, but I don’t know what _that_ means. I would rather _you_ called me the peewit. I like that name best. Well, now you may ask me some questions if you like.” ORE I THINK YOUR NAME IS PEE IT PEWEEOT THAT'S MY NAME THEY CALL ME THE PEEWIT YES SAID TOMMY SMITH BECAUSE YOU SAY PEE WEE IT PEWEE IT SCREAMED THE BIRD YES THAT IS WHY IT IS BECAUSE I SAY PEWEE IT AND AS THE PEEWIT SAID THIS HE MADE A SWEEP DOWN TO SETTLE ON THE GROUND JUST IN FRONT OF TOMMY SMITH SO CLOSE TOMMY SMITH COULD ALMOST HAVE TOUCHED HIM WITH HIS HAND HE WAS A HANDSOME BIRD NOW HE COULD SEE THAT BESIDES HIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN BACK AND HIS WHITE BREAST HE HAD A HANDSOME BLACK CREST AT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD THAT STUCK OUT A LONG WAY BEHIND IT AS IF HIS HAIR HAD BEEN BRUSHED UP BEHIND TOMMY SMITH THOUGHT ONLY OF COURSE IT WAS NOT HAIR BUT FEATHERS THE PEEWIT WAS NOT AT ALL AFRAID BUT LOOKED UP AT TOMMY SMITH WITH HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE AND SAID YES THAT IS MY NAME AND NAME ISN'T SENSIBLE IF IT HASN'T A MEANING SOME PEOPLE CALL ME THE LAPWING BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS I WOULD RATHER YOU CALL ME THE PEEWIT I LIKE THAT NAME BEST WELL NOW YOU MAY ASK ME SOME QUESTIONS IF YOU LIKE
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