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T he re was a Jay b i rd l i vi ng i n the tre e . I t e ve n had i ts o wn ne s t and c hi c ks . L as t ye ar,
he as ke d hi s p are nts i f he c o ul d fe e d a di ffe re nt b i rd l i vi ng i n the o ak tre e i n hi s g arde n,
b ut the y s ai d no . T hat b i rd l e ft, and a ne w o ne c ame and s tarte d b ui l di ng a ne s t i n that
tre e .

At fi rs t, he g ave the Jay b i rd s ti c ks , b ut s p ri ng was c o mi ng , and he was wo rri e d. S o , fo r
hi s b i rthday, he as ke d hi s p are nts fo r a tab l e t. H e g o t o ne and re s e arc he d ab o ut fe e di ng
b i rds . H e fo und p ump ki n s e e ds we re g o o d and that i s why he s to l e the p ump ki n.

T he p ump ki n s tank whe n he o p e ne d i t, whi c h was a g o o d s i g n b e c aus e i f i t was o ff, he
mi g ht no t g e t arre s te d! H e s p re ad the s e e ds i n the b i rd’ s ne s t and was he d the re s t o f the
p ump ki n. T he n he dri e d i t and p ut i t i n a c l o s e t.

At mi dni g ht, he wo ke up , the n, he g o t the p ump ki n and l ay i t i n a ho l e he ’ d dug e arl i e r
that we e k. H e p i l e d s o i l b ac k o n i t and we nt to s l e e p c o nte nt kno wi ng that the nutri ti o n
fro m the p ump ki n wi l l he l p the g ro wi ng g ras s !

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