| Show I I II I ping r I IMa I Tal Ma u I Bonner JJ D z DUCK HAWK The Duck Hawk stood upon a great grent ledge edge Below him far far below him was vas the flat fiat and even earth But he could look down without feeling dizzy People who clim climbed ed great heights might feel dizzy but not the Duck Hawk nor any member of ot his family He lie was standing right on the very edge too He Lie knew he would not fall He knew even If h he felt like going of off or that that ledge l dge that that he could simply spread spread lils his great great wings and fly Then too tog his feet were ere so so splendid and strong He lIe had had great great gleat enormous feet And he lie was very proud of Its it He di tx to squeeze S 1 hIS l his feet fee ro of cover them up lip n or hide them O Out Outspread t spread were his feet and so proud of f thom them wits was ha ll k that he liked ed the name often often given to the family beside that t of Duck Hawk lj r Many called him the tile Grent-foo Grent Great footed ed Hawk and l lie e was pleased with dint or name n name e. e o He lIe f felt lt that It trade made him seem o powerful People might wear ear sh shoes es' es and so so try to make their their- feet feet k smaller than they were Pr r ma maybe b be they weren't foolish heu h- h eu enough to 0 pinch their feet but p per per per- r- r haps hags laps the they di didn't nt show them off ocr He wouldn't haye worn wOIn shoes on en hIs hIs' ii gf freal n f t l' t lie 1 N uld any y bIrd ird or 01 creature of the tlC out of He had heard of children who went looted fare tit hr We s he le thought they were sensible He lie rd of t. t children n too who V were cere ere proud when the they did hot hot take small sizes of shoes Oh how lIow proud he was of his f feet t. t He stood upon a a. great ledge look- look lag ng very handsome He lie was a huge buge enormous big fellow i iOn On either side of his mouth or throat was a black patch which he called his mustache It did look as though he wore a mustache His waistcoat was of white with shadings of buff and speckled led with c 1 t ff l |
