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But on this day he was particularly oblivious, so greatly occupied was he with the gray stump. BUT ON THIS DAY HE WAS PARTICULARLY OBLIVIOUS SO GREATLY OCCUPIED WAS HE WITH THE GRAY STUMP
r bills. Persons wear colors that nature disapproves. Persons point things at us that make a horrible sound and sometimes kill. _Persons cannot keep still._ That is not a person." Mr. Flicker was greatly impressed, and stood like a statue, gazing at what his wife called a gray stump. She went back to ponder the matter over her eggs. The sprightly little warblers and goldfinches flashed in and out through the bushes that grew thickly together on a small island opposite Mr. Flicker's nest; the orioles called to one another in the orchard back of him; the catbirds performed their ever-varying tricks in the cherry tree near by; Mr. Water Wagtail came and splashed about on the shore of the creek, and Mr. Kingfisher perched on a stump in the water, watching for a dainty morsel, and still Mr. Flicker sat regarding his new puzzle. He paid no attention to any of his neighbors--but for that matter he seldom did, for the flickers are aristocratic bird-folk, and mingle very little with their kind. IN THEIR BILLS PERSONS WEAR COLORS THAT NATURE DISAPPROVES PERSONS POINT THINGS AT US THAT MAKE A HORRIBLE SOUND AND SOMETIMES KILL PERSONS CANNOT KEEP STILL THAT IS NOT A PERSON MISTER FLICKER WAS GREATLY IMPRESSED AND STOOD LIKE A STATUE GAZING AT WHAT HIS WIFE CALLED A GRAY STUMP SHE WENT BACK TO PONDER THE MATTER OVER HER EGGS THE SPRIGHTLY LITTLE WARBLERS AND GOLDFINCHES FLASHED IN AND OUT THROUGH THE BUSHES THAT GREW THICKLY TOGETHER ON A SMALL ISLAND OPPOSITE MISTER FLICKER'S NEST THE ORIOLES CALLED TO ONE ANOTHER IN THE ORCHARD BACK OF HIM THE CATBIRDS PERFORMED THEIR EVER VARYING TRICKS IN THE CHERRY TREE NEAR BY MISTER WATER WAGTAIL CAME AND SPLASHED ABOUT ON THE SHORE OF THE CREEK AND MISTER KINGFISHER PERCHED ON A STUMP IN THE WATER WATCHING FOR A DAINTY MORSEL AND STILL MISTER FLICKER SAT REGARDING HIS NEW PUZZLE HE PAID NO ATTENTION TO ANY OF HIS NEIGHBOURS BUT FOR THAT MATTER HE SELDOM DID FOR THE FLICKERS ARE ARISTOCRATIC BIRD FOLK AND MINGLE VERY LITTLE WITH THEIR KIND
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