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Is the story of how animals can speak. bluejays, as the author points out, are the smartest and best speakers of all. On one occasion there was a bluejay who found a hole on the roof of a house. The Bluejay decided to store his acorns here, however, when the bluejay put the acorn in the hole it didn't appear to be there when he looked down. The Bluejay tried several more times, but every time the acorn was not in the hole where he had placed it. The bluejay grew more and more determined and stuffed in the hole enough acorns that could have fed his family for a very long time. Finally the bird cried out in anger. Another Bluejay flew by to see what was going on. This Bluejay tried what the first had done and agreed that it was indeed a perplexing situation. More and more Bluejays came from everywhere but no one could understand what the reason was. Then on Bluejay cam over, but instead of looking down the hole, he flew all the way around the house. He then discovered the reason for the disappearing acorns. The hole had been in a chimney, in which the acorns would fall out from as they went downward. All of the Bluejays came to see and realized how foolish they had been. All of the Bluejays chuckled with one and other at their foolishness. Then on by one they flew away. But the author does point out that even now Bluejays come by that hole and tell others of the humorous story. Though the story was about Bluejays, it symbolizes the authors of that time period. Mark Twain describes the writers as the Bluejays who could not solve the problem. But he portrays himself as the Bluejay, who was different from all of the rest and decided to put things in a new perspective. In this way Mark Twain became one of the most beloved writers of all time.

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