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 straight down in front of him like a kangaroo, and leaning forward so as to reach it without treading on his brother's toes; and the brother didn't make the least objection, but kept on nibbling and looking funny out of his round, pink eyes.

"Oh! Oh!" cried Cheery, "see how good they are to each other. His brother just did it for a joke, I know he did. He didn't want it all himself, any of the time, and he's just laughing out of the corner of his eye now, because he had so much fun. He wasn't really selfish or greedy after all, was he?"