Barty Crusoe and his man Saturday . And barrels and boxes full of biscuitsand things floated about in the water andhe swam after them. It would be rathernice to see a box of biscuits now, wouldntit? Barty said. Is your belt very loose? asked theGood Wolf It never was as loose as this before,said Barty. Buckle it a little tighter, said theGood Wolf. So Barty buckled it one holetighter. They walked along the shore till theycame to a place where they could begin to. climb the green cliff. Then they climbedand climbed and climbed and the grassgrew greener and thicker and there wereflowers growing
Barty Crusoe and his man Saturday . And barrels and boxes full of biscuitsand things floated about in the water andhe swam after them. It would be rathernice to see a box of biscuits now, wouldntit? Barty said. Is your belt very loose? asked theGood Wolf It never was as loose as this before,said Barty. Buckle it a little tighter, said theGood Wolf. So Barty buckled it one holetighter. They walked along the shore till theycame to a place where they could begin to. climb the green cliff. Then they climbedand climbed and climbed and the grassgrew greener and thicker and there wereflowers growing on every side and busheswith birds singing on them, and the birdswere all sorts of lovely colors. Some ofthem stopped singing just to look at Barty. They have never seen any boys before,remarked the Good Wolf. Do you think they like them? askedBarty. You ought to go and see, the GoodWolf answered. On one of the nearest bushes a bird was sitting which was prettier than all the had a white body and breast and softblue wings and crest. Barty crept towardsit with gentle little steps. He hoped verymuch that he would not frighten it. Itdid not look frightened. It put its headon one side and watched him. Then Bartytook his whistle out of his pocket andsoftly played the tune the Good Wolf hadtaught him. The bird put his head on theother side and listened as if he were was very attentive until Barty hadfinished and then suddenly he flewup in the
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