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shared it with the lady who came to rescue the pea-hen and take her
somewhere more fitting to find a suitor and raise her ostentation."

"Well," said Rosie - 'that is quite extraordinary Uncle Kentucky! I'm pretty

sure I would have had me a mind to eat that peacock lady!" 'We all have our
Achilles Heels, Rosie" said Uncle Kentucky sympathetically. "My breed often

can't be trusted with rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats as we were bred to
hunt them down, and even though we no longer need to eat prey to survive it
still lingers in our genes."

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