NANNAH LAVEAUX

in

"The Birds and the Trees"

(part 4)

Written and colored by Jason Franks

Written and Illustrated by J. Marc Schimdt

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"Beatrice! Come inside!"

"I’m sorry, Beatrice, I having trouble thinking about Bridge right now."

"Whatever is the matter, Humphrey dear?"

"It’s that mongrel Andrew Karver. He won’t let my grandson keep me company anymore because he reckons my elderberry shrubs are making birds shit on his house."

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"They are, dear. Red elderberries give birds diarrhea."

"It’s not their fault, is it? And it’s not mine, either."

"Of course not, darling. It’s nobody’s fault at all."

"Who can hear the grievances of the birds against the trees? Who can render judgment on the wild?"

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