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,! ,BIRD-,*]RY 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,A BIRD-*]RY GREW \T ON A HAZEL BU% PA? & *OK$ ! BU%ES4 ,I DELIB]AT$ = A LONG TIME :E!R ,I HAD BETT] CUT D[N ! BIRD-*]RY1 OR NOT4 ,?IS BIRD-*]RY GREW NOT AS A BU%1 BUT AS A TREE1 AB\T SIX 9*ES 9 DIAMET] & ?IRTY FEET HI<1 FULL ( BRAN*ES & BU%Y1 & ALL BESPR9KL$ ) BRI<T1 :ITE1 FRAGRANT BLOSSOMS4 ,Y\ C\LD SMELL IT FROM A DI/ANCE4 ,I %\LD NOT HAVE CUT IT D[N1 BUT ONE ( ! LABOR]S 7TO :OM ,I HAD BE=E GIV5 ! ORD] TO CUT D[N ! BIRD-*]RY7 HAD BEGUN TO *OP IT )\T ME4 ,:5 ,I CAME1 HE HAD ALREADY CUT 9 AB\T ?REE 9*ES1 & ! SAP SPLA%$ UND] ! AX :5EV] IT /RUCK ! SAME CUT4 0,IT CANNOT BE HELP$1--APP>5TLY SU* IS ITS FATE10 ,I ?\<T1 & ,I PICK$ UP AN AX MYSELF & BEGAN TO *OP IT ) ! PEASANT4 

,IT IS A PLEASURE TO DO ANY WORK1 & IT IS A PLEASURE TO *OP4 ,IT IS A PLEASURE TO LET ! AX 5T] DEEPLY 9 A SLANT+ L9E1 & !N TO *OP \T ! *IP BY A /RAI<T /ROKE1 & TO *OP F>!R & F>!R 9TO ! TREE4 

,I HAD 5TIRELY =GOTT5 ! BIRD-*]RY1 & WAS ?9K+ ONLY ( FELL+ IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,:5 ,I GOT TIR$1 ,I PUT D[N MY AX & ) ! PEASANT PRESS$ AGA9/ ! TREE & TRI$ TO MAKE IT FALL4 ,WE B5T IT3 ! TREE TREMBL$ ) ITS LEAVES1 & ! DEW %[]$ D[N UPON US1 & ! :ITE1 FRAGRANT PETALS ( ! BLOSSOMS FELL D[N4 

,AT ! SAME TIME SOME?+ SEEM$ TO CRY1--! MIDDLE ( ! TREE CREAK$2 WE PRESS$ AGA9/ IT1 & IT WAS AS ?\< SOME?+ WEPT1 !RE WAS A CRA% 9 ! MIDDLE1 & ! TREE TOTT]$4 ,IT BROKE AT ! NOT* &1 SWAY+1 FELL ) ITS BRAN*ES & BLOSSOMS 9TO ! GRASS4 ,! TWIGS & BLOSSOMS TREMBL$ = A:ILE AFT] ! FALL1 & /OPP$4 

0,IT WAS A F9E TREE60 SAID ! PEASANT4 0,I AM MI<TILY SORRY = IT60 

,I MYSELF FELT SO SORRY = IT ?AT ,I HURRI$ AWAY TO ! O!R LABOR]S4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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