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He sings to me as I lie in my form, and consoles me for all my troubles. His voice cheers me too, when I am being chased by the dogs, for he always seems to be saying, 'You will get away; I know you will get away. HE SINGS TO ME AS I LIE IN MY FORM AND CONSOLES ME FOR ALL MY TROUBLES HIS VOICE CHEERS ME TOO WHEN I AM BEING CHASED BY THE DOGS FOR HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SAYING YOU WILL GET AWAY I KNOW YOU WILL GET AWAY
ry that they were not.” “You poor hare!” said Tommy Smith, as he stroked its soft fur, and played with its long, pretty ears. “It is very hard that you should always be hunted, and I do think that you are very badly treated. But what clever ways you have of escaping! Do you know, I think you are the cleverest animal I have had a talk with yet, and I like you very much.” “Ah! it is all very well to say that now,” said the hare. “But who was it that threw a stick at me?” “I never will again,” said Tommy Smith. “You know you jumped up all of a sudden, so that I had no time to think. But I did not come out on purpose to throw it at you. I only wanted to find a lark’s nest, so as to get the eggs.” When the hare heard that, I cannot tell you how sad and grieved he looked. “What!” he said. “Would you take the poor lark’s eggs away, and make it unhappy? No, no; if you really like me, as you say you do, you must promise me not to do anything so cruel as that. The lark is the best friend I have.  IS THEY WHO OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED AND I AM VERY SORRY THAT THEY WERE NOT YOU POOR HARE SAID TOMMY SMITH AS HE STROKED ITS FUR AND PLAYED WITH ITS LONG PRETTY EARS IT IS VERY HARD THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE HUNTED AND I DO THINK THAT YOU ARE VERY BADLY TREATED BUT WHAT CLEVER WAYS YOU HAVE OF ESCAPING DO YOU KNOW I THINK YOU ARE THE CLEVEREST ANIMAL I HAVE HAD A TALK WITH YET AND I LIKE YOU VERY MUCH AH IT IS ALL VERY WELL TO SAY THAT NOW SAID THE HARE BUT WHO WAS IT THAT THREW A STICK AT ME I NEVER WILL AGAIN SAID TOMMY SMITH YOU KNOW YOU JUMPED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN SO THAT I HAD NO TIME TO THINK BUT I DID NOT COME OUT TO POUNCE OR THROW IT AT YOU I ONLY WANTED TO FIND A LARK'S NEST SO AS TO GET THE EGGS WHEN THE HARE HEARD THAT I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW SAD AND GRIEVED HE LOOKED WHAT HE SAID WOULD YOU TAKE THE POOR LARK'S EGGS AWAY AND MAKE IT UNHAPPY NO NO IF YOU REALLY LIKE ME AS YOU SAY YOU DO YOU MUST PROMISE ME NOT TO DO ANYTHING SO CRUEL AS THAT THE LARK IS THE BEST FRIEND I HAVE
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