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Chapter XX. Diamond Learns To Read

           

           ThenBirdieBrownbegantosing,

           Andwhathesangwastheverything:

           “Youhavebroughtusallhither,LittleBoyBlue,

           Praywhatdoyouwantusalltodo?”

           “Goaway!goaway!”saidLittleBoyBlue;

           “I’msureIdon’twantyou—getaway—do.”

           “No,no;no,no;no,yes,andno,no,”

           SangBirdieBrown,“itmustn’tbeso.

           “Wecannotfornothingcomehere,andaway.

           Giveussomework,orelsewestay.”

           “Ohdear!andohdear!”withsobandwithsigh,

           SaidLittleBoyBlue,andbegantocry.

           Butbeforehegotfar,hethoughtofathing;

           Anduphestood,andspokelikeaking.

           “Whydoyouhustleandjostleandbother?

           Offwithyouall!Takemebacktomymother.”

           Thesunsetstoodatthegatesofthewest.

           “Followme,followme”camefromBirdieBrown’sbreast.

           “IamgoingthatwayasfastasIcan,”

           Saidthebrook,asitsankandturnedandran.

           Backtothewoodsfledtheshadowslikeghosts:

           “Ifwestay,weshallallbemissedfromourposts.”

           Saidthewindwithavoicethathadchangeditscheer,

           “Iwasjustgoingthere,whenyoubroughtmehere.”

           “That’swhereIlive,”saidthesack-backedsquirrel,

           Andheturnedhissackwithaswingandaswirl.

           Saidthecockofthespire,“Hisfather’schurchwarden.”

           Saidthebrookrunningfaster,“Irunthroughhisgarden.”

           Saidthemole,“Twohundredworms—thereIcaught’em

           Lastyear,andI’mgoingagainnextautumn

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