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Show WY THE CRANE HAS A LONG BILL. ()r jri ' ' llltP "fnllnrl -nstorlMxn ni. a Ions lcg(,r,l 1,1 .1 on el n 'he hiy Il3hlni? H, Th Ttrns wire flslng .j in tilt " l'y overhead iisti Hi k r f" I1'! ' the ',,1H n t hoili, ind tho rari ii 'mi s tinil Osslor (rl - i I miming up an I Up bfi h lilns for their fii iiMirm lmy .lis. such as 1 0( i a ta make, our sea- t : I t ? ; ; CMl " if A i lw j J. ! ' ! ; They All Looked Olad. tMutlfut place for the birds In immer There was nr tlshor-hunte-r In tight ml the shore id th pli ill to themselves lands rcem- of the (lulls and III ca klo of the hnlpe and tierc tli mis Founds that 1HJ tn or the stone. dr a the . iini hni stub Ions ik'rl a i n r I win, fl mniirn 'Mill i hi h lnoiiKht him tn r in wide ut In deep water h rtilld i mnpinlim "Ho metnrt i.ti if he Imd to dle c h" itiy ilr ii h ie smli n long r'Jlftcl m uiiuirliiB llttlo it h the (1 Ii ntth 1 suppose 1 anv nin r i i on Hut per-' per-' Ritt rn in tell ou. lies i 'In 'linn full rn- rn puffed up Hand nude In iit,lv form look fill II in ever on II see f he ill i nil lie uses It nthnM n omte t himself utlr i Ciri , ii,,,, , ' hut t ke for who hal dofthi, -in fighting? Why. h lltntl .rciture tint ,e "1) i fli nnay when . wndpir, r n oier his heid Willi l , t rl, rl(y ;;!!' 'i to get his long Mime t , , fr ,ln ,,, Jl " ill mound him : fur in 1,111 . ,1 no miner 1 ut 1. I" '" ,fmnr1 ,n0 is I i n rM, nR lZ n homeh hlid ,wli imde nil n.ls with lirl '' ,,'r,l, n"l"' "111 , '" ' a fliulnw was Ml ." "' ' '""l'' N'lV "' 'I'llH le nn.l nnl Ci',"""1 Insllnlholv J , '"" nieminu o Z'11" mii, oflr,it, np.,,1' 131 "'Menl np 'k1 '"", r,,rll sereim I IV,, 'n ' " '''""'I f"!-'1 i r m le them rroiirh Mi, v nivneioi l,v " n up Hip fiiBhtened " ennrmnus rhklcn ,j i J ""' l". while Itn i Th n " ' "ll-' rnpl ll i Kl . h iw k hod dW , , ,, "u mil 1 mi 1 , 1 f,r' ' ' ' ' 'ov M in . ' "r ",l lr number I,? ' ' The creat H' i r. , " "r"'n nl", "ni1 . ' ' hilr In the dls at) n '" rl""ill nttrait h m, ' l n, " "" "" nenrer , ' , UirintU sle.t 'li-rln . '"wnmnl llk " " i, !,",r"1 "t "iifllt . , " e n ihwn f,r II llr, ""' '"'ep'ireil to 1nf,ibi . ' irn""'l eli IIiik ln, ,"", nr "" -''P" '" 1 ,, ,' h'H'Uer The i I hi'" ,fll'e.l afler " n loi, V" "'" ''If " k o , ,,r nnl the hnrd " Hn " Plump Into '!, , "", r'e to the , ' I'" In it Tho intn f nr "Kb his . n, '"JJiwonl The ' hM. Hi proleetlnK 'Mfk n-ii ,, , , "M"' ' I ii, "n'"'', ' "10 '"rn,' !, ,'' ""i" '"it the """P III 5 l,lr,l ""IS,'1 mh 'rt , rr"hli.ik. I'BF61Ii rh '", '"Iml hack tn J)l "" '"K siw the stnlBht, shirppolntri hill and stopptd nllhln a foot of th fo Ullh angry sen mis the hiwk (lew lip and down and threatened to dlvn at the crane hut the latter knew tint uTn.? , V ".?" '" k,,nlT 'lis slnsle ,ni L T ",K. 1,P "n'",y ,f "" th liiuit he told, the cram wis so frightened fright-ened Hat i was wit,, dlineiilt he could keep frm trcmblliiK, hut with hlr.ll kn Instinct 1,. Matched the 1, , k cicely ni n frp , hm Jor " iiilnutes the angtj ereaturn (lew aimind the crane whirl, In 1 dired Interfeio with hlni and then losing ail lontrol of his lclous tempei, the hiwk dished down so rapidly that he ioul.1 not stop In lime to aohl the sharp bill Ho went plump down upon It, his body ((IrlklnB the jihirp point Just abuse the center of the bieistbone, Tho bill cut through the skin and flesh, and Inlll. led a seeie wound I'rlghteneil at this sudden, sharp pain, the hawk Jumt e.l up and (lew away with 1 loud wnll of mixed anger and suffering. The ii me lontlnued to stand perfectly still with his wojpon, now tinged with the Hawks blood, pointing up In the ulr. When the hawk disappeared the frlghtcneil curlew cur-lew ciawled forth from his hiding place nnl said" "Are nu hint, crinC I shall neer be aide to thank ou enough for si-Inn si-Inn my life Now I know why crmea hue long shirp hills" The .rnne did not nnswei for some tlmn, and then' It sill ns If n akenlng fiotu a dream "Did ou breik my neck' Oh, how m head and neck ache1 1 don t think 1 can err moe lliem again' ' Indeed, the hlnn hid nearly broken the lonk net k, and the crane felt un-nhle un-nhle to w ilk for some time, but all the short birds clusteied around him and sing his pinlies Some tried tn rtralghten the neik nut nnd wipe off the hill nnd thej een brought him smill llsh to oil. 1'or several dis he was unilil" to llsh for himself and the othei hlidi brought him fool nnd pushed the IHe tlilies down his throat sijlng that he deserved lliem all Of rniiise the nirlews were sitlsdel tint the bittern knew what he wis Hiking iboiit and that the trme's long neck and Ioiirci legs weie not nude so hj nnj mistake. |
