. Mother West Wind "when" stories . in the GreatWoods, he wouldnt have believed it,but now that he had seen that it wasso, he just had to believe. So Petersat with his eyes popping out and hismouth gaping wide open in the mostfoolish wav as he stared in the direc-tion in which Flathorns had gone. 78 MOTHER WEST WIND WHEN STORIES Big, isnt he? Peter looked up to see Blacky theCrow in the top of a birch-tree just atone side, and Blacky, too, was lookingafter Flathorns. Then Blacky lookeddown at Peter and began to laugh. Dont try to swallow him, Peter!said he. Peter closed his mouth with a snap.
. Mother West Wind "when" stories . in the GreatWoods, he wouldnt have believed it,but now that he had seen that it wasso, he just had to believe. So Petersat with his eyes popping out and hismouth gaping wide open in the mostfoolish wav as he stared in the direc-tion in which Flathorns had gone. 78 MOTHER WEST WIND WHEN STORIES Big, isnt he? Peter looked up to see Blacky theCrow in the top of a birch-tree just atone side, and Blacky, too, was lookingafter Flathorns. Then Blacky lookeddown at Peter and began to laugh. Dont try to swallow him, Peter!said he. Peter closed his mouth with a snap. My, but he is big! : he exclaimed. I never felt so small in all my life as »/ when I first caught sight of him. Whatqueer horns he has! I suppose they arehorns, for he carries them on his headjust as Lightfoot the Deer does are so big I should think iheywould make his head ache. Perhaps they do, and that is whyhe drops them every spring and growsa new pair during the summer, repliedBlackv. V Drops them! Drops those great. Dont try to swallow him, Peter! said he. Page 78. MR. MOOSE LOSES HIS HORNS 79 horns and grows new ones in a singlesummer! Do you mean to tell me thathard things like those horns grow?And what do you mean by saying thathe drops them every spring? Why, Isaw him banging them against a treejust now, and I guess if they ever werecoming off they would have come offthen. You cant fool me with any suchstory as that, Blacky! * Have it your own way, Peter, re-plied Blacky. Some people never canbelieve a thing until they see it withtheir own eyes. All IVe got to say is * just keep an eye on Flathorns in thespring and then remember what IVetold you. Before Peter could replyBlacky had spread his wings, and witha harsh Caw, caw, caw, had flownaway. Of course, after that Peter was veryvery curious about Flathorns the 80 MOTHER WEST WIND WHEN STORIES Moose, and he just ached all over toask about those horns. But every timehe saw them the idea that they everwould or
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