162 Bob Robinson’s Baby

said. ‘Fruit is a very good thing, but

- you haven’t quite hit it yet. As it may

be useful to you to know, I’ll inform you

—worms and grubs, my man—grubs and

worms.”

“Why, certainly,” said the rook.

“« To you imagine I employ you to turn up

the earth all day in order to plant

c flowers?’ I said. “And the

oe fellow actually didn’t know that

as es ‘his object in turning up the earth

aay was to find grubs for me!”
<E y “Incredible!” said the rook.
“One has to be patient with
the fellow. One really can’t be
for ever punishing him—he’s so
full of faults.”

“You might peck him,” suggested the
rook.

“Dear me—he’s quite impeccable. Tough
as leather!” said Mr. Robinson. “ But I’m
training him—I’m training him. He begins
to understand that he has to put aside all
his finds—all the buried treasure he digs

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