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As Blinky Bill climbed higher up the tree his sharp little eyes noticed that gum-leaves had been picked and chewed very recently from the nearest limbs.
-"That's funny!" he murmured to himself. "Someone's been here stealing our supper. If it's old Mrs Grunty I'll have something very nasty to say to her. The cheek of her! Our very own tree, and our very own leaves!" He became quite angry the more he discovered the loss of the leaves.