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Page 10. The Guardian Thurs. April 5. 1956

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Longbill Obliges

By Thornton W. Burgess

Some things we feel we have to see. To understand how they can be. Peter Rabbit.

”What did you make all those holes in the ground for” asked Peter Rabbit of his friend Iongbill the Woodcock. They were over in the small swamp that Laughing Brook flows through just before it enters the Smiling Pool. The ground there was damp and soft and in it Longbill had made many round small holes. Peter hadnlt known that Longbill had come back from the Sunny South until he saw those holes. He knew right away who had made them.

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"isn't that a foolish qiiestionf MC :5-”Fr”""T g & Peter? You know very well what" -

I made those holes for. I made them to get worms. Those long

worms that live in the ground. l'm L”"gh'" M33" lo walk 550'"-

very fond of them. I can eat my weight in worms anytime I can find them." explained Longbill.

”It's a good thing Welcome Rob- in isn't living over here," said Pet- er.

"Why" asked Longbill. looking a little surprised.

”He likes those worms too.

er he was or not Peter couldn't be sure. Twice he stopped and Pet- er thought he was going to push his long bill into the ground. In- up to 26 higli-card points, his three- stcad. he moved on, Again he stop- notrump opening was correct in ped. He stamped with one foot. all respects and North was also Anyway, Peter thought he did. At right in visualizing a slam. North I the same time he looked as if he might have played a little safer

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The deal below is some thing of a curiosity in one respect: few run- of-the-mill players would make the contract and no expert even faint- ly worthy of the name would lose I.

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guess he likes them almost as were listening, Then he began piish- by raising to only five notrump.

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that long bill of his down into but it was not the slam contract

--Then he knows what is goody iii? Soft ground. In a moment he iself that was open to criticism-it

Yes. sir. he knows what is good." said Longbill.

Peter made up a face. but he didn't let Longbill see him. Peter. doesn't eat worms. No. sir. noth- ing like that. ”I don't see how you get them." said he.

"It's easy when you know how. replied Longbill. ”All you have to do is pull them on of the groiiiid if you dont find t em on top of the ground."

"I've watched Welcome Robin do it. but I still don't know how he knows where a worm is in the ground. Sometimes he looks as if he's listening to something in the ground. Does he hear a worm'.' live never heard one,” said Peter.

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it and pulled it out.

joyed ii. ”What are you making: up face for Peter?” asked Long-iEastis blank king fell on the trick

Peter pretended he didn't hear.

him and Longbill moved on. lielyou make a hole and don1 find it stopped and bored another hole. any worm" asked Peter.

This time when he pulled his bill out he had no viiirm. It happened get a worm, Making a lot of holes two or three illll('S. All the timel stirs them up. And when they are Longbill was keeping a watchful leye on the holes he had made. By and by a worm started to come slightly so he looked to be listen- oiit of nne of those holes. In the ing, then he piishedhis bill through wink of an eye Loiighill grabbed the ground its whole length and

pulled out a long wriggling worm. was only South's play of that con- Iie ate it as if he en- ti-act.

West opened his top heart, and

"Many times I don't expect to

lstirred up they often come out." lsaid Longbill. He turned his head

when he pulled ll. out he pulled I

"Aren't you dis:-ippointed when worm with it.

"You have long enough -ears to hear almost anything," said Long- bill drily.

"I wish you would show me Just how you go about catching worms." said Peter.

Longbill chuckled. "Do you think you want to try it" he asked.

"No. but I do want to know how it is done,-" said Peter.

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