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crow flew down and critically examined 

 all that he had done. He was quite 

 cautious at first, but finally was so sure 

 that the man was only a trick that he lit 

 on one of his shoulders, and pecked at 

 his straw face. If the farmer could have 

 seen the old crow pecking the eyes out 

 of his scarecrow an hour after he had set 

 it up, he would have felt very cheap, and 

 his respect for the crow would have been 

 greatly increased. 



After about ten days, the leader reported 

 to the clan that the corn was up, and they 

 settled on the field one morning, and made 

 sad work with several rows. The farmer 

 discovered it the same day, and the fol- 

 lowing morning was in waiting with the 

 Thunder Stick. 



He had often read that the crow could 

 count, so thought he would test his power 

 with figures. 



