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For Instance," Said The Boy Again, "if Christmas Trees Were People And People Were Christmas Trees, We'd All Be Chopped Down, Put Up In The Living Room, And Covered In Tinsel, While The Trees Opened Our Presents." "what Does That Have To Do With It?" Asked Milo. "nothing At All," He Answered, "but It's An Interesting Possibility, Don't You Think?

One Of The Problems You Have When You Read With Kids Is That Once They Like Something They Want You To Read It A Hundred Times.

Would It Be Possible For Me To See Something From Up There?" Asked Milo Politely. "you Could," Said Alec, "but Only If You Try Very Hard To Look At Things As An Adult Does." Milo Tried As Hard As He Could, And, As He Did, His Feet Floated Slowly Off The Ground Until He Was Standing In The Air Next To Alex Bings. He Looked Around Very Quickly And, An Instant Later, Crashed Back Down To The Earth Again. "interesting, Wasn't It?" Asked Alex. "yes, It Was," Agreed Milo, Rubbing His Head And Dusting Himself Off, "but I Think I'll Continue To See Things As A Child. It's Not So Far To Fall.

Where Is The Sound?" Someone Hastily Scribbled On The Blackboard, And They All Waited Anxiously For The Reply. Milo Caught His Breath, Picked Up The Chalk, And Explained Simply, "it's On The Tip Of My Tongue.

Why, Did You Know That If A Beaver Two Feet Long With A Tail A Foot And A Half Long Can Build A Dam Twelve Feet High And Six Feet Wide In Two Days, All You Would Need To Build Boulder Dam Is A Beaver Sixty-eight Feet Long With A Fifty-one-foot Tail?" "where Would You Find A Beaver That Big?" Grumbled The Humbug As His Pencil Point Snapped. "i'm Sure I Don't Know," He Replied, "but If You Did, You'd Certainly Know What To Do With Him.