Part 8 (1/2)
”I a you, sir, but we are on our way to the seashore, so we ! Good afternoon!”
”Good afternoon!” shouted Mister Catbird ”Good afternoon, EVERYBODY!
MEOW!”
As Robert Robin, and his fa with all his ht:
”Never hurry!
Wait a bit!
Never worry!
MEOW! MEOW!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Do your work!
MEOW! MEOW!”
And the young robins couldn't help but laugh, but Mister Robert Robin pretended that he did not hear Mister Catbird at all, and started talking with Mrs Robin about soht they careat lake, and at first the little robins were badly frightened They saw the hundreds of gulls in the air and thought that they were all hawks
”Those are not hawks, children!” said Mrs Robin ”Those are sea gulls, but there are many hawks here, too, but if you keep under the cover of the bushes, the haill not see you, and if a hawk cannot see you, he cannot catch you!”
For a long tireat lake, and watched the gulls swooping and soaring through the air Many boats were plowing through the water, andin the surf
”I want a drink!” said little Sheldon
”I want a drink!” said little Elizabeth
”I want a drink!” said little Evelina
”I want a drink!” said little Montgomery
”The water in the lake is not fit to drink, children!” said Robert Robin ”It tastes bric-a-brac-ish!+ We will go over to General Scaet a drink of marble water!”
[Illustration: They sat in an apple tree and watched the gulls swooping and soaring through the air
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