' The Burgess Bird Book for Children 



So Peter said good-by and kept on down the 

 Laughing Brook to the Smiling Pool. Right 

 where the Laughing Brook entered the Smiling 

 Pool there was a little pebbly beach. Running 

 along the very edge of the water was a slim, trim 

 little bird with fairly long legs, a long slender 

 bill, brownish-gray back with black spots and 

 markings, and a white waistcoat neatly spotted 

 with black. Every few steps he would stop to 

 pick up something, then stand for a second bobbing 

 up and down in the funniest way, as if his body 

 was so nicely balanced on his legs that it teetered 

 back and forth like a seesaw. It was Teeter the 

 Spotted Sandpiper, an old friend of Peter's. Peter 

 greeted him joyously. 



"Peet-weet! Peet-weet!" cried Teeter, turning 

 towards Peter and bobbing and bowing as only 

 Teeter can. Before Peter could say another word 

 Teeter came running towards him, and it was 

 plain to see that Teeter was very anxious about 

 something. "Don't move, Peter Rabbit! Don't 

 move!" he cried. 



"Why not?" demanded Peter, for he could see 

 no danger and could think of no reason why he 

 shouldn't move. Just then Mrs. Teeter came 

 hurrying up and squatted down in the sand right 

 in front of Peter. 



"Thank goodness!" exclaimed Teeter, still 

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