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The Thrush’s Nest

           Whenhisstockingwasfull,Solomoncalculatedthathewouldbeabletoretireonacompetency.Peternowgavehimapound.Hecutitoffhisbank-notewithasharpstick.

           ThismadeSolomonhisfriendforever,andafterthetwohadconsultedtogethertheycalledameetingofthethrushes.Youwillseepresentlywhythrushesonlywereinvited.

           TheschemetobeputbeforethemwasreallyPeter’s,butSolomondidmostofthetalking,becausehesoonbecameirritableifotherpeopletalked.Hebeganbysayingthathehadbeenmuchimpressedbythesuperioringenuityshownbythethrushesinnest-building,andthisputthemintogood-humouratonce,asitwasmeanttodo;forallthequarrelsbetweenbirdsareaboutthebestwayofbuildingnests.Otherbirds,saidSolomon,omittedtolinetheirnestswithmud,andasaresulttheydidnotholdwater.Herehecockedhisheadasifhehadusedanunanswerableargument;but,unfortunately,aMrs.Finchhadcometothemeetinguninvited,andshesqueakedout,“Wedon’tbuildneststoholdwater,buttoholdeggs,”andthenthethrushesstoppedcheering,andSolomonwassoperplexedthathetookseveralsipsofwater.

           “Consider,”hesaidatlast,“howwarmthemudmakesthenest.”

           “Consider,”criedMrs.Finch,“thatwhenwatergetsintothenestitremainsthereandyourlittleonesaredrowned.”

           ThethrushesbeggedSolomonwithalooktosaysomethingcrushinginreplytothis,butagainhewasperplexed.

           “Tryanotherdrink,”suggestedMrs.Finchpertly.Katewashername,andallKatesaresaucy.

           Solomondidtryanotherdrink,anditinspiredhim.

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