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instead of being the beautiful orange of which 

 Goldy is so proud, was a beautiful chestnut 

 color. 



Peter blinked and stared very hard. "Now 

 who can this be ? " said he, speaking aloud without 

 thinking. 



"Don't you know him?" asked a sharp voice 

 so close to Peter that it made him jump. Peter 

 whirled around. There sat Striped Chipmunk 

 grinning at him from the top of the old stone wall. 

 "That's Weaver the Orchard Oriole," Striped 

 Chipmunk rattled on. "If you don't know him 

 you ought to, because he is one of the very nicest 

 persons in the Old Orchard. I just love to hear 

 him sing." 



"Is is he related to Goldy?" asked Peter 

 somewhat doubtfully. 



"Of course," retorted Striped Chipmunk. "I 

 shouldn't think you would have to look at him 

 more than once to know that. He's first cousin 

 to Goldy. There comes Mrs. Weaver. I do hope 

 they've decided to build in the Old Orchard this 

 year." 



"I'm glad you told me who she is because I 

 never would have guessed it," confessed Peter as 

 he studied the newcomer. She did not look at 

 all like Weaver. She was dressed in olive-green 

 and dull yellow, with white markings on her wings. 

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