“Your name,” said the Eagle, pointing the dreadful rod directly at him.
“Ready,” he answered huskily.
Then he heard the blue jays laughing and the mocking birds saying “Ready” quite scornfully.
“Of course you are ready if you are ever going to be,” shrieked the Eagle. “Give your name at once, or withdraw immediately.”
“But my name is Ready. You can see it on my collar.”
“But my name is Ready. You can see it on my collar,” said Ready, and the excitement made his legs feel stronger.
“Look at his collar,” commanded the Eagle, and everyone did.
“It is true, Your Royal Highness,” said the Owl.
“Extraordinary!” said the Eagle.