FINDING NATURE’S TREASURES 
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and stopped his music. He looked up and saw the children 
peeping at him. Then he darted into his house under 
the stone. 
“There, you have scared him away. Girls never do 
keep quiet, anyway,” said Fred. 
“I didn’t mean to,” said Bess. “But he did look so 
funny rubbing his wings to make music.” 
“Mr. Cricket can’t sing any other way,” said Uncle 
Jack. “He can’t sing with his mouth the way you do. 
So he sings by moving his wings.” 
“I never heard before of anything singing with its 
wings,” interrupted Buddy. 
