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"Oh!" said Tommy Smith. "Yes," said the owl. "It will take you a very long time to find out what a wise remark that was. OH SAID TOMMY SMITH YES SAID THE OWL IT WILL TAKE YOU A VERY LONG TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT A WISE REMARK THAT WAS
 but a light reddish yellow. There, now you get the moonlight on it nicely. Such pretty, delicate colouring. What a pity you are not nocturnal! Then, even my breast is not quite white. It has some very pretty grey tints about it. And yet I am called the ‘white owl,’ as well as the ‘barn-owl,’ and often that name is put first in books. It is very annoying. The barn-owl is a good sensible name; for I do know something about barns, and I am very fond of catching the mice that live in them. But why should I be called white, when I have such pretty colours? It is one of my grievances. You know I have a good many grievances.” “Have you?” said Tommy Smith. (He knew what a grievance was; one of those things that ought never to be made out of anything.) “Yes,” said the owl; “and do you know what I do with them?” “No,” said Tommy Smith. He didn’t _quite_ understand what the owl meant. “Well,” said the owl—“mind, I’m going to say something very wise now (you know I’m an owl),—I put up with them.” ART OF ME MY BACK WHICH IS MUCH LARGER IS NOT WHITE AT ALL BUT A LIGHT REDDISH YELLOW THERE NOW YOU GET THE MOONLIGHT ON IT NICELY SUCH PRETTY DELICATE COLOURING WHAT A PITY YOU ARE NOT NOCTURNAL THEN EVEN MY BREAST IS NOT QUITE WHITE IT HAS SOME VERY PRETTY GREY TINTS ABOUT IT AND YET I AM CALLED THE WHITE OWL AS WELL AS THE BARN OWL AND OFTEN THAT NAME IS PUT FIRST IN BOOKS IT IS VERY ANNOYING THE BARN OWL IS A GOOD SENSIBLE NAME FOR I DO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT BARNS AND I AM VERY FOND OF CATCHING THE MICE THAT LIVE IN THEM BUT WHY SHOULD I BE CALLED WHITE WHEN I HAVE SUCH PRETTY COLORS IT IS ONE OF MY GRIEVANCES YOU KNOW I HAVE A GOOD MANY GRIEVANCES HAVE YOU SAID TOMMY SMITH HE KNEW WHAT A GRIEVANCE WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT OUGHT NEVER TO BE MADE OUT OF ANYTHING YES SAID THE OWL AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DO WITH THEM NO SAID TOMMY SMITH HE DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OWL MEANT WELL SAID THE OWL MIND I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING VERY WISE NOW YOU KNOW I'M AN OWL I PUT UP WITH THEM
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