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There are no rooks at yours, you know." THERE ARE NO ROOKS AT YOURS YOU KNOW
t do rooks have trials?” “Of course,” said the rook. “Have I not just said that we are a civilised community? We are not _wild_ birds. Amongst civilised people, when someone is accused of doing wrong, he is tried for it, is he not?” “Oh yes!” said Tommy Smith. “If he is a man, he is.” “If he is a man, men try him,” said the rook; “but if he is a rook, rooks do.” “But what do you do if you find him guilty?” said Tommy Smith. “Why, we punish him, to be sure,” said the rook; “and if he has been _very_ wicked, we peck him to death.” “Oh, but that is very cruel,” said Tommy Smith. He forgot that he had seen _innocent_ rooks _shot_ without thinking it cruel at all. “Not more cruel than hanging a man,” the rook answered. “Do you think it is?” and Tommy Smith couldn’t say that he did. He thought he would very much like to see this trial that the rook was going to. “Oh, Mr. Rook,” he said, “do let me go with you.” But the rook said, “Oh no! that would never do. No men are allowed at our trials. CUSED OF HAVING DONE SOMETHING WRONG WHY THEN IT IS A TRIAL SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT DO ROOKS HAVE TRIALS OF COURSE SAID THE ROOK HAVE I NOT JUST SAID THAT WE ARE A CIVILIZED COMMUNITY WE ARE NOT WILD BIRDS AMONG CIVILIZED PEOPLE WHEN SOME ONE IS ACCUSED OF DOING WRONG HE IS TRIED FOR IT IS HE NOT OH YES SAID TOMMY SMITH IF HE IS A MAN HE IS IF HE IS A MAN MEN TRY HIM SAID THE ROOK BUT IF HE IS A ROOK ROOKS DO BUT WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU FIND HIM GUILTY SAID TOMMY SMITH WHY WE PUNISH HIM TO BE SURE SAID THE ROOK AND IF HE HAS BEEN VERY WICKED WE PECK HIM TO DEATH OH BUT THAT IS VERY CRUEL SAID TOMMY SMITH HE FORGOT THAT HE HAD SEEN INNOCENT ROOKS SHOT WITHOUT THINKING IT CRUEL AT ALL NOT MORE CRUEL THAN HANGING A MAN THE ROOK ANSWERED DO YOU THINK IT IS AND TOMMY SMITH COULDN'T SAY THAT HE DID HE THOUGHT HE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE THIS TRIAL THAT THE ROOK WAS GOING TO OH MISTER ROOK HE SAID DO LET ME GO WITH YOU BUT THE ROOK SAID OH NO THAT WOULD NEVER DO NO MEN ARE ALLOWED AT OUR TRIALS
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