"You may as well laugh," said the turkey; "for that remark was

rather witty, or perhaps it was above you. Ah, ah, is he not clever?

He will be a great amusement to us while he remains here." And then he

gobbled, and the ducks quacked, "Gobble, gobble; Quack, quack."

What a terrible uproar they made, while they were having such

Then Hjalmar went to the hen-house; and, opening the door,

called to the stork. Then he hopped out on the deck. He had rested

himself now, and he looked happy, and seemed as if he nodded to