Peter Learns Something He Hadn't Guessed 



"I should say not," laughed Jenny. "He eats 

 a lot of other kinds of worms, and he just dearly 

 loves fruit like strawberries and cherries and all 

 sorts of small berries. Well, I can't stop here 

 talking any longer. I'm going to tell you a secret, 

 Peter, if you'll promise not to tell." 



Of course Peter promised, and Jenny leaned 

 so far down that Peter wondered how she could 

 keep from falling as she whispered, "I've got 

 seven eggs in my nest, so if you don't see much of 

 me for the next week or more, you'll know why. 

 I've just got to sit on those eggs and keep them 

 warm." 



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