How Six Pigeons Came Back
"Did you name your pigeons with names?" asked Wiffle.
"These three, the sandy and golden brown, all named themselves by where they came from. This is Chickamauga, here is Chattanooga, and this is Chattahoochee. And the other three all got their names from me when I was feeling high and easy. This is Blue Mist, here is Bubbles, and last of all take a look at Wednesday Evening in the Twilight and the Gloaming."
"Do you always call her Wednesday Evening in the Twilight and the Gloaming?"
"Not when I am making coffee for breakfast. If I am making coffee for breakfast then I just call her Wednesday Evening."
"Didn't you tie the mittens on her feet extra special nice?"
"Yes—she is an extra special nice pigeon. She cries for pity when she wants pity. And she shuts her eyes when she doesn't want to look at you. And if you look deep in her eyes
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