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birds teasing one another sometimes, as if they were 
saying, “Tommy dear,” or, “Susy dear, please divide 
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So we see that birds have a childhood as well as a 
babyhood, but it is very short, for they are soon taught 
to work hard and to be self-supporting. 
A lazy young bird never gets on in the world. 
Parent birds are very kind but firm. It sounds as if 
