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"How funny!" said Tommy Smith. "How pretty, I suppose you mean," said the owl. "Yes, they _are_ pretty. HOW FUNNY SAID TOMMMY SMITH HOW PRETTY I SUPPOSE YOU MEAN SAID THE OWL YES THEY ARE PRETTY
l?” “I’ve tried to,” said Tommy Smith. “It’s difficult, isn’t it?” said the owl. “It’s all very well to say ‘think,’ but the fact is, you _can’t_ think what a useful bird an owl is—and especially a barn-owl. But, perhaps, you don’t believe me.” “Oh yes, I do,” said Tommy Smith. “I always thought that owls killed rats and mice.” “You can prove it, if you like,” said the owl, “and I’ll tell you how. I told you that I liked to swallow animals whole, so, of course, everything goes down—fur, bones, feathers (if it does happen to be a bird), and all. But I can’t be expected to digest such things as that, so I have to get rid of them in some way or other. Well, what do I do? Why, I bring them all up again in pellets about the size and shape of a potato.” “Oh, but potatoes are of different sizes and shapes,” said Tommy Smith. “_I_ mean a smallish-sized oblong potato,” said the owl. “That is what my pellets look like, only they are of a greyish sort of colour. Sometimes they are quite silvery.” WERE NO OWLS TO CATCH THEM THAT IS A LOT OF THINKING IS IT NOT WELL HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF IT ALL I'VE TRIED TO SAID TOMMY SMITH IT'S DIFFICULT ISN'T IT SAID THE OWL IT'S ALL VERY WELL TO SAY THINK BUT THE FACT IS YOU CAN'T THINK WHAT A USEFUL BIRD AN OWL IS AND ESPECIALLY A BARN OWL BUT PERHAPS YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME OH YES I DO TOMMY SMITH I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT OWLS KILLED RATS AND MICE YOU CAN PROVE IT IF YOU LIKE SAID THE OWL AND I'LL TELL YOU HOW I TOLD YOU THAT I LIKE TO SWALLOW ANIMALS WHOLE SO OF COURSE EVERYTHING GOES DOWN FUR BONES FEATHERS IF IT HAPPENS TO BE A BIRD AND ALL BUT I CAN'T BE EXPECTED TO DIGEST SUCH THINGS AS THAT SO I HAVE TO GET RID OF THEM IN SOME WAY OR OTHER WELL WHAT DO I DO WHY I BRING THEM UP AGAIN IN PELLETS ABOUT THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A POTATO OH BUT POTATOES ARE ALL DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES SAID TOMMY SMITH I MEAN A SMALL OBLONG POTATO SAID THE OWL THAT IS WHAT MY PELLETS LOOK LIKE ONLY THEY ARE OF A GRAYISH SORT OF COLOR SOMETIMES THEY ARE QUITE SILVERY
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