Two little boys were running through the meadows as hard as they could
go. “What are you doing there?” said a man who was passing along.
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“Catching blackbirds?” said Willie. “Have you caught any?” said the
man.
“No, not yet,” said Willie. “But grandpa is going to give me five
dollars when I catch one. He wants one.”
Willie’s grandpa did happen to say to him that morning, “You catch me a
blackbird, and I will give you five dollars.” He said it just out of
fun. He did not think that Willie would ever try to do it.
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