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"I am glad to hear it," said the father peewit. And then they both looked up at Tommy Smith, as if they expected him to say something. I AM GLAD TO HEAR IT SAID THE FATHER PEWIT AND THEN THEY BOTH LOOKED UP AT TOMMY SMITH AS IF THEY EXPECTED HIM TO SAY SOMETHING
hing else, something that was soft and fluffy, so it could not be an egg, although it was the same size, and the same sort of colour, yellowish, with black spots. Why, could that be a little baby peewit? Yes, indeed it was, for it moved a little, and made a little chirping noise. “Don’t touch him,” cried the father peewit. “He is too young for that.” “And little boys are so rough,” said the mother peewit. “But you may look at him,” said the father peewit. “Oh yes, do,” said the mother peewit; “and tell me what you think of him. Isn’t he the prettiest little fluffy thing in the whole world?” “Until the others are hatched,” said the father peewit. “Then there will be three more, you know.” “To be sure there will,” said the mother peewit, looking _very_ proud; “and they will all be as pretty as each other. But I think this one will be the cleverest,” she added. “There was a certain something in the way he chipped the shell, and he has lain in a thoughtful attitude ever since he came out.”  THERE IN A SLIGHT HOLLOW TOMMY SMITH SAW FOUR NO THREE EGGS AND SOMETHING ELSE SOMETHING THAT WAS SOFT AND FLUFFY SO IT COULD NOT BE AN EGG ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE SAME SIZE AND THE SAME SORT OF COLOR YELLOWISH WITH BLACK SPOTS WHY COULD THAT BE A LITTLE BABY PEWIT YES INDEED IT WAS FOR IT MOVED A LITTLE AND MADE A LITTLE CHIRPING NOISE DON'T TOUCH HIM CRIED THE FATHER PEWIT HE IS TOO YOUNG FOR THAT AND LITTLE BOYS ARE SO ROUGH SAID THE MOTHER PEWIT BUT YOU MAY LOOK AT HIM SAID THE FATHER PEWIT OH YES DO SAID THE MOTHER PEWIT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF HIM ISN'T HE THE PRETTIEST LITTLE FLUFFY THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD UNTIL THE OTHERS ARE HATCHED SAID THE FATHER PEWIT THEN THERE WILL BE THREE MORE YOU KNOW TO BE SURE THEY WILL SAID THE MOTHER PEWIT LOOKING VERY PROUD AND THEY WILL BE ALL SO PRETTY AS EACH OTHER BUT I THINK THIS ONE WILL BE THE CLEVEREST SHE ADDED THERE WAS A CERTAIN SOMETHING IN THE WAY HE CHIPPED THE SHELL AND HE HAS LAIN IN A THOUGHTFUL ATTITUDE EVER SINCE HE CAME OUT
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