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until he came to the outer edge of his own vil¬ 
lage, and at last, right into the Adelie Addition. 
He found the people busy at work building 
their homes. It was a long journey down to 
the beach, and they were all tired and fussed 
up as each come panting back bearing a stone 
in his beak. 
“Lot’s of work, isn’t it?” said Mannie to 
a broadfaced, chubby little fellow, who grinned 
at him good-naturedly. 
“The work is fine,” said the stranger, “but 
the stealing’s mean. To-day I have carried 
six stones and all I have left is the one I brought 
just now. Oh, well,” he sighed, 111 just do 
as the rest do.” 
“What’s that?” asked Mannie. 
“Watch and see.” 
Mannie did watch. The stranger stood 
up straight in his home and seemed to be fast 
asleep with his nose under his right arm. But 
his eyes were not covered up. Very soon his 
sharp-eyed neighbor rose and went toddling 
