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“What a curious thing!” he
cried; “there is not a single cloud in the sky, the stars are quite clear
and bright, and yet it is raining.

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ad under
his wing a large drop of water fell on him.

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“I have a golden bedroom,” he said softly to himself as he looked round,
and he prepared to go to sleep; but just as he was putting his he

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nce.

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“I will put up there,” he cried; “it is a fine position, with plenty of
fresh air.” So he alighted just between the feet of the Happy Pri

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“Where
shall I put up?” he said; “I hope the town has made preparations.”

Then he saw the statue on the tall column.

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All day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city.

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Good-bye!” and he flew away.

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“I am off to the Pyramids.

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“You have been trifling with me,” he cried.

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come away with me?” he said finally to her; but the Reed shook
her head, she was so attached to her home.

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“I
admit that she is domestic,” he continued, “but I love travelling, and my
wife, consequently, should love travelling also.”

“Will you

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never the wind blew, the Reed made the most graceful curtseys.

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“She has no conversation,” he said, “and I am afraid that she is a
coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.” And certainly,
whe

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After they had gone he felt lonely, and began to tire of his lady-love.

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Then, when the autumn came they all flew away.

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ite
full of Reeds.

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“It is a ridiculous attachment,” twittered the other Swallows; “she has
no money, and far too many relations”; and indeed the river was qu

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This was
his courtship, and it lasted all through the summer.

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So he flew round and round her,
touching the water with his wings, and making silver ripples.