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So they did. They put the nest right in the porch of his house. It was not high, and it was not hidden, nor was there any moat to their castle. Its only protection was an ”influence”, and that was invisible; but it was felt all about the porch that is on the lawn that is above the Lake of Wyndygoul.

And there they all sat on a warm April morning when the nests were made, the Wise One on the rock singing "Phoe-bee," and the Very Wise One under the root singing "Phoe-be," and the Foolish One on the porch singing "Phoebe-e."

They sang so loudly that a Hawk, passing by, thought, “Something is up”, and he looked for the nests; but the one on the rock he could not reach, the one ..text pokračuje