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Well, that is just the time when we lay our eggs. Now whilst the mother peewit is sitting quietly on her eggs, the father peewit keeps flying and tumbling about in the air. When you go for a walk over the fields, you do not notice the mother peewit on her eggs, for she sits quite still and never moves. WELL THAT IS JUST THE TIME WHEN WE LAY OUR EGGS NOW WHILST THE MOTHER PEWIT IS SITTING QUIETLY ON HER EGGS THE FATHER PEWIT KEEPS FLYING AND TUMBLING ABOUT IN THE AIR AND WHEN YOU GO FOR A WALK OVER THE FIELDS YOU DO NOT NOTICE THE MOTHER PEWIT ON HER EGGS FOR SHE SITS QUITE STILL AND NEVER MOVES
ewit?” asked Tommy Smith. “Yes,” answered the peewit; “that is just what I am doing. Sometimes I play it by myself, but I like it better when there are some other peewits to play it with me. We do it to amuse ourselves, and because we are so happy and have such good spirits. But it is only in the springtime that we play such games, for we are happier then than at any other time of the year. In the autumn and winter we fly about in great flocks over the fields and marshes, or come down upon them and look for worms and slugs and caterpillars, for those are the things we eat. We are happy then, too, but not quite so happy as we are in the springtime, and you won’t see us playing such pranks then, although there are a great many more of us together. Oh yes! it is a game, but it is a very useful kind of game, I can tell you.” “How is it useful?” asked Tommy Smith. “Why, it prevents people from finding our eggs,” answered the peewit. “I have told you that we only fly like this in the spring. ME IN THE AIR WHEN YOU FLY LIKE THAT MISTER PEWIT ASKED TOMMY SMITH YES ANSWERED THE PEWIT THAT IS JUST WHAT I AM DOING SOMETIMES I PLAY IT BY MYSELF BUT I LIKE IT BETTER WHEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER PEWITS TO PLAY WITH ME WE DO IT TO AMUSE OURSELVES AND BECAUSE WE ARE SO HAPPY AND HAVE SUCH GOOD SPIRITS BUT IT IS ONLY IN THE SPRINGTIME THAT WE PLAY SUCH GAMES FOR WE ARE HAPPIER THAN THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR IN THE AUTUMN AND WINTER WE FLY ABOUT IN GREAT FLOCKS OVER THE FIELDS AND MARSHES OR COME DOWN UPON THEM AND LOOK FOR WORMS AND SLUGS AND CATERPILLARS FOR THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE EAT WE ARE HAPPY THEN TOO BUT NOT QUITE SO HAPPY AS WE ARE IN THE SPRINGTIME AND YOU WON'T SEE US PLAYING SUCH PRANKS THEN ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A GREAT MANY MORE OF US TOGETHER OH YES IT IS A GAME BUT IT IS A VERY USEFUL KIND OF GAME I CAN TELL YOU HOW IS IT USEFUL ASKED TOMMY SMITH WHY IT PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM FINDING OUR EGGS ANSWERED THE PEWIT I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT WE ONLY FLY LIKE THIS IN THE SPRING
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