'
"Miss Robin 'lowed she'd come, and' de Jay Bird tuck his leave.
"Well, de nex' night de Jay sot in 'is nes' er waitin' fur 'is
cump'ny; an' atter er wile hyear come de Woodpecker. Soon's eber he
seed de sticks ercross de do', he sez, 'Wy, pyears like yer ben er
fixin' up,' sezee. 'Ain't yer ben er buildin'?'
"'Well,' sez de Jay Bird, 'I've jes put er few 'provemunce up, fur ter
keep de scritch-owls outn my nes'; but dar's plenty room fur my
frien's ter git thu; jes come in,' sezee; an' de Woodpecker he started
thu de crack. Soon's eber he got his head thu, de Jay pullt de chip
out, an' de big stick fell right crossn his neck. Den dar he wuz, wid
his head in an' his feet out! an' de Jay Bird 'gun ter laff, an' ter
make fun atn 'im. Sezee, 'I hope I see yer! Yer look like sparkin'
Miss Robin now! hit's er gre't pity she can't see yer stretched out
like dat; an' she'll be hyear, too, d'rectly; she's er comin' ter de
party,' sezee, 'an' I'm gwine ter gib her er new dish; I'm gwine ter
sot her down ter roas' Woodpecker dis ebenin'. An' now, efn yer'll
'scuse me, I'll lef' yer hyear fur ter sorter 'muse yerse'f wile I
grin's my ax fur ten' ter yer.'
"An' wid dat de Jay went out, an' lef' de po' Woodpecker er lyin' dar;
an' by'mby Miss Robin come erlong; an' wen she seed de Woodpecker, she
axt 'im 'wat's he doin' down dar on de groun'?' an' atter he up an'
tol' her, an' tol' her how de Jay Bird wuz er grin'in' his ax fur ter
chop offn his head, den de robin she sot to an' try ter lif' de stick
offn him.
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