Barty Crusoe and his man Saturday . down from the twig she was sitting onand began to peck very hard at somegreen leaves growing among the was so busy that the Good Wolfstopped watching Barty and began towatch her. That is a very clever bird, he said ina few minutes. I believe she knowsmore about desert islands than peoplewho have been to school for ten stopped his cocoanut shell spoonhalfway to his mouth. I believe she is trying to dig up some-thing, he Claws are stronger than beaks, saidthe Good Wolf. I will go and help went to the place where the greenlea
Barty Crusoe and his man Saturday . down from the twig she was sitting onand began to peck very hard at somegreen leaves growing among the was so busy that the Good Wolfstopped watching Barty and began towatch her. That is a very clever bird, he said ina few minutes. I believe she knowsmore about desert islands than peoplewho have been to school for ten stopped his cocoanut shell spoonhalfway to his mouth. I believe she is trying to dig up some-thing, he Claws are stronger than beaks, saidthe Good Wolf. I will go and help went to the place where the greenleaves grew, and the minute he came nearher the blue and white bird hopped outof his way and hopped on to the nearestbush and sang the little whistling song shehad learned from Barty. It sounded solike talking that Bartv almost shoutedwith delight. She says ^all right/ he cried is bird talk. The Good Wolf had begun to be verybusy himself. He was digging very fast in the earth with his claws. Soon Bartysaw he had dug up the root of the greenleaves and it looked like a nice looked quite pleased and excited andwent on digging and digging until he haddug up six fine roots and then he satdown by them and panted delightedly,with his nice big red tongue hanging outof his mouth. Well, he said, when he found hisbreath again, the intelligence of that birdis beyond everything. What would youthink of a hot roast potato, when yourbelt got a little loose again?
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