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In this way he will get such a high idea of all of us, that he will never annoy us any more, but treat us with great respect for the future." [Illustration: "THAT IS WHY I AM SO WISE"] All the other animals thought this was a very clever idea of the owl's, and they agreed to do what he said, before trying anything else. IN THIS WAY HE WILL GET SUCH A HIGH IDEA OF ALL OF US THAT HE WILL NEVER ANNOY US ANY MORE BUT TREAT US WITH GREAT RESPECT FOR THE FUTURE ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY CLEVER IDEA OF THE OWLS AND THEY AGREED TO DO WHAT HE SAID BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING ELSE
eing taught. Tommy Smith’s father and mother _ought_, of course, to teach him, but as they will not do so, why should not we teach him ourselves? To do this, we shall have to speak to him in his own language, as he does not understand ours; but that is not such a difficult matter to us animals. I myself can speak it quite well when I want to, for I often sit on the trees near old houses at night, or even on the houses themselves, and I can hear the conversations coming up through the chimneys. That is why I am so wise. So I can easily teach all of you enough of it to make _you_ able to talk to a little boy. My idea, then, is to _teach_ little Tommy Smith before we begin to _punish_ him, and it will be quite as easy to do the one as the other. Only let the next animal that he is going to kill or throw stones at, call out to him, and tell him not to do so. This will surprise him so much that he will be sure to leave off, and then each of us can tell him something about ourselves in turn. T THEY CANNOT KNOW THIS WITHOUT BEING TAUGHT TOMMY SMITH'S FATHER AND MOTHER OUGHT OF COURSE TO TEACH HIM BUT AS THEY WILL NOT DO SO WHY SHOULD WE NOT TEACH HIM OURSELVES TO DO THIS WE SHALL HAVE TO SPEAK TO HIM IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE AS HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND OURS BUT THAT IS NOT SUCH A DIFFICULT MATTER TO US ANIMALS I MYSELF CAN SPEAK IT QUITE WELL WHEN I WANT TO FOR I OFTEN SIT ON THE TREES NEAR OLD HOUSES AT NIGHT OR EVEN ON THE HOUSES THEMSELVES AND I CAN HEAR THE CONVERSATIONS COMING UP THROUGH THE CHIMNEYS THAT IS WHY I AM SO WISE SO I CAN EASILY TEACH ALL OF YOU ENOUGH OF IT TO MAKE YOU ABLE TO TALK TO A LITTLE BOY MY IDEA THEN IS TO TEACH LITTLE TOMMY SMITH BEFORE WE BEGIN TO PUNISH HIM AND IT WILL BE QUITE AS EASY TO DO THE ONE AS THE OTHER ONLY LET THE NEXT ANIMAL THAT HE IS GOING TO KILL OR THROW STONES AT CALL OUT TO HIM AND TELL HIM NOT TO DO SO THIS WILL SURPRISE HIM SO MUCH THAT HE WILL BE SURE TO LEAVE OFF AND THEN EACH OF US CAN TELL HIM SOMETHING ABOUT OURSELVES IN TURN
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