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     ;Oh�察�oh�察�oh� ─�exclaimed David�察�in sympathetic consternation。 ;Here�察�

you just wait a minute。 I'll fix it。; 

     With   confident   celerity   David   whipped   out   his   jackknife   to   cut   the 

thong�察�but he found then that to ;fix it; and to say he would ;fix it; were 

two different matters。 

     The crow did not seem to recognize in David a friend。 He saw in him�察�

apparently�察    �but   another    of  the   stone´throwing�察     �gun´shooting�察     �torturing 

humans who were responsible for his present hateful captivity。 With beak 

and   claw   and   wing�察  �therefore�察  �he   fought   this   new   evil   that   had   come 

presumedly to torment�察�and not until David had hit upon the expedient of 

taking off his blouse�察�and throwing it over the angry bird�察�could the boy 

get near enough to accomplish his purpose。 Even then David had to leave 

upon the slender leg a twist of leather。 

     A  moment   later�察  �with   a   whir   of   wings   and   a   frightened   squawk   that 

quickly   turned   into   a   surprised   caw   of   triumphant   rejoicing�察  �the   crow 

soared into the air and made straight for a distant tree´top。 David�察�after a 

minute's glad surveying of his work�察�donned his blouse again and resumed 

his walk。 

     It was almost six o'clock when David got back to the Holly farmhouse。 

In the barn doorway sat Perry Larson。 



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     ;Well�察�sonny�察─�the man greeted him cheerily�察 �did ye get yer weedin' 

done�拭─�

     ;Yyes�察─�hesitated David。 ;I got it done�察�but I didn't like it。; 

     ; 'T is kinder hot work。; 

     ;Oh�察�I didn't mind that part�察─�returned David。 ;What I didn't like was 

pulling up all those pretty little plants and letting them die。; 

     ;Weeds'pretty       little  plants'� ─ �ejaculated     the  man。    ;Well�察   �I'll  be 

jiggered� ─�

     ;But they WERE pretty�察─�defended David�察�reading aright the scorn in 

Perry Larson's voice。 ;The very prettiest and biggest there were�察�always。 

Mr。 Holly showed me�察�you know��and I had to pull them up。; 

     ;Well�察�I'll be jiggered� ─�muttered Perry Larson again。 

     ;But I've been to walk since。 I feel better now。; 

     ;Oh�察�ye do� ─�

     ;Oh�察�yes。 I had a splendid walk。 I went 'way up in the woods on the 

hill there。 I was singing all the timeinside�察�you know。 I was so glad Mrs。 

Hollywanted me。 You know what it is�察�when you sing inside。; 

     Perry Larson scratched his head。 

     ;Well�察�no�察�sonny�察�I can't really say I do�察─�he retorted。 ;I ain't much on 

singin'。; 

     ;Oh�察�but I don't mean aloud。 I mean inside。 When you're happy�察�you 

know。; 

     ;When I'moh� ─�The man stopped and stared�察�his mouth falling open。 

Suddenly  his   face   changed�察  �and   he   grinned   appreciatively。   ;Well�察  �if   you 

ain't   the   beat   'em�察  �boy�   �'T   is   kinder   like   singin'the   way   ye   feel   inside�察�

when yer 'specially happy�察�ain't it�拭�But I never thought of it before。; 

     ;Oh�察�yes。 Why�察�that's where I get my songsinside of me�察�you know 

that   I   play   on   my   violin。 And   I   made   a   crow   sing�察  �too。   Only   HE   sang 

outside。; 

     ;SINGA CROW� ─�scoffed the man。; Shucks� �It'll take more 'n you 

ter make me think a crow can sing�察�my lad。; 

     ;But   they  do�察 �when   they're   happy�察─  �maintained   the   boy。   ;Anyhow�察  �it 



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doesn't   sound   the   same   as   it   does   when   they're   cross�察  �or   plagued   over 

something。 You ought to have heard this one to´day。 He sang。 He was so 

glad to get away。 I let him loose�察�you see。; 

     ;You   mean�察  �you   CAUGHT   a   crow   up   there   in   them   woods�拭─  �The 

man's voice was skeptical。 

     ;Oh�察�no�察�I didn't catch it。 But somebody had�察�and tied him up。 And he 

was so unhappy� ─�

     ;A crow tied up in the woods� ─�

     ;Oh�察�I didn't find THAT in the woods。 It was before I went up the hill 

at all。; 

     ;A crow tied upLook a´here�察�boy�察�what are you talkin' about�拭�Where 

was that crow�拭─�Perry Larson's whole self had become suddenly alert。 

     ;In the field 'Way over there。 And somebody; 

     ;The cornfield� �Jingo� �Boy�察�you don't mean you touched THAT crow�拭─�

     ;Well�察�he wouldn't let me TOUCH him�察─�half´apologized David。 ;He 

was so afraid�察�you see。 Why�察�I had to put my blouse over his head before 

he'd let me cut him loose at all。; 

     ;Cut   him   loose� ─  �Perry   Larson   sprang   to   his   feet。   ;You   did   n'tyou 

DIDn't let that crow go� ─�

     David shrank back。 

     ;Why�察  �yes�察  �he   WANTED   to   go。   He;   But   the   man   before   him   had 

fallen back despairingly to his old position。 

     ;Well�察�sir�察�you've done it now。 What the boss'll say�察�I don't know�察�but I 

know what I'd like ter say to ye。 I was a whole week�察�off an' on�察�gettin' 

hold of that crow�察�an' I wouldn't have got him at all if I hadn't hid half the 

night   an'   all   the   mornin'   in   that   clump   o'   bushes�察  �watchin'   a   chance   ter 

wing him�察�jest enough an' not too much。 An' even then the job wa'n't done。 

Let me tell yer�察�'t wa'n't no small thing ter get him hitched。 I'm wearin' the 

marks of the rascal's beak yet。 An' now you've gone an' let him gojust 

like that�察─�he finished�察�snapping his fingers angrily。 

     In   David's   face   there   was   no   contrition。  There   was   only   incredulous 

horror。 



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     ;You mean�察�YOU tied him there�察�on purpose�拭─�

     ;Sure I did� ─�

     ;But he didn't like it。 Couldn't you see he didn't like it�拭─�cried David。 

     ;Like it� �What if he didn't�拭�I didn't like ter have my corn pulled up�察�

either。 See here�察�sonny�察�you no need ter look at me in that tone o' voice。 I 

didn't hurt the varmint none ter speak ofye see he could fly�察�didn't ye�拭�

an' he wa'n't starvin'。 I saw to it that he had enough ter eat an' a dish o' 

water handy。 An' if he didn't flop an' pull an' try ter get away he needn't 'a' 

hurt hisself never。 I ain't ter blame for what pullin' he done。; 

     ;But wouldn't you pull if you had two big wings that could carry you 

to the   top of   that   big   tree   there�察  �and away  up�察�up in the   sky�察 �where   you 

could   talk   to   the   stars��wouldn't   you   pull   if   somebody  a   hundred   times 

bigger'n you came along and tied your leg to that post there�拭─�

     The man�察�Perry�察�flushed an angry red。 

     ;See   here�察 �sonny�察 �I   wa'n't   askin'   you   ter do   no   preachin'。 What   I   did 

ain't no more'n any man 'round here doesif he's smart enough ter catch 

one。 Rigged´up broomsticks ain't in it with a live bird when it comes ter 

drivin' away them pesky�察�thievin' crows。 There ain't a farmer 'round here 

that hain't been green with envy�察�ever since I caught the critter。 An' now ter 

have you come along an' with one flip o'yer knife spile it all�察�IWell�察�it 

jest makes me mad�察�clean through� �That's all。; 

     ;You mean�察�you tied him there to frighten away the other crows�拭─�

     ;Sure� �There ain't nothin' like it。; 

     ;Oh�察�I'm so sorry� ─�

     ;Well�察�you'd better be。 But that won't bring back my crow� ─�

     David's face brightened。 

     ;No�察�that's so�察�isn't it�拭�I'm glad of that。 I was thinking of the crows�察�you 

see。 I'm so sorry for them� �Only think how we'd hate to be tied like that; 

But Perry Larson�察�with a stare and an indignant snort�察�had got to his feet�察�

and was rapidly walking toward the house。 

     Very  plainly�察  �that   evening�察  �David   was   in   disgrace�察  �and   it   took   all   of 

Mrs。     Holly's   tact  and   patience�察   �and   some    private   pleading�察   �to  keep   a 



                                             

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