Ready greatly admired his neat and slender body, his very neat and slender legs, and his particularly neat and long slender bill.
Mr. Sandpiper
By this time Ready, having had so much experience with so many different birds and beasts, knew very well how to entertain them. He asked Mr. Sandpiper quite naturally if he had a comfortable home this year.
“Very comfortable indeed, thank you,” was the reply. “It has the best lining we have ever had.”
And then Mr. Sandpiper was off for a drink in a pool near by. He flew above Ready in a rather jerky fashion and at last alighted on a little rock and commenced teetering again.
“Our nest is a little farther from the water than usual,” he continued, and then was off again for another drink. Indeed it was quite difficult to follow him, either in movements or conversation.
Things were going along pretty well, however, when Mr. Sandpiper stopped short right in the middle of a sentence and a teeter.
“What’s that?” he said anxiously.
Ready listened but heard nothing.