snapped Sammy Jay . `` That 's for you to find out , '' replied Johnny Chuck . `` There 's foolish pride and silly pride and pride of low degree ; A better pride is honest pride , and that 's the pride for me . '' And with that , Johnny Chuck disappeared in his new house . XX SAMMY JAY UNDERSTANDS It was a beautiful morning . Jolly , round , red Mr. Sun had thrown his bedclothes off very early and started to climb up the sky , smiling his broadest . Old Mother West Wind had swept his path clear of clouds . The Merry Little Breezes , who , you know , are Mother West Wind 's children , had danced across the Green Meadows up to the old orchard , where they pelted each other with white and pink petals of apple blossoms until the ground was covered . Each apple-tree was like a huge bouquet of loveliness . Yes , indeed , it was very beautiful that spring morning . Sammy Jay had gotten up almost as early as Mr. Sun and Old Mother West Wind . As soon as he had swallowed his breakfast , he flew up to the old orchard and hid among the white and pink apple blossoms to watch for Johnny Chuck . You see , he knew that Johnny Chuck had some sort of a secret which filled Johnny with very great pride ; but what it was Sammy Jay could n't even guess , and nothing troubles Sammy Jay quite so much as the feeling that he can not find out the secrets of other people . So he sat very , very still among the apple blossoms and waited and watched . By and by Johnny Chuck appeared on his doorstep . He seemed very much excited , did Johnny Chuck . He sat up very straight and looked this way and looked that way . He looked up in the apple-trees , and Sammy Jay held his breath , for fear that Johnny would see him . But Sammy was so well hidden that , bright as Johnny Chuck 's eyes are , they failed to see him . Then Johnny Chuck actually climbed up on the old stone wall so as to see better , and he sat there a long time , looking and looking .
Sammy XXXXX grew impatient .
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