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“She’s retired, Jace, and the birds are

her life. I’m sure she’s not too busy.”

“Well,” Jace said slowly, as if

thinking out loud. “I’ve heard that birds

learn to speak in the voice of the person

they hear. Maybe she has some male

birds, and she doesn’t want them to

speak like girls.”

Susan smiled at the thought. She

was quite sure it didn’t matter if a bird

spoke with a female voice or male voice,

but she couldn’t think of any other

reason.

Susan trusted her neighbor

implicitly, so she didn’t see any reason

Jace couldn’t take the job. However,

Susan’s curiosity was such that she