The text you selected is from a children’s book called Rupert and the Skylark by Alfred Bestall. It is part of the Rupert Bear series, which features the adventures of a young anthropomorphic bear and his animal friends1
In this story, Rupert meets a skylark named Skylark, who can talk and fly very fast. Skylark takes Rupert on a flight around Nutwood, the village where Rupert lives. They see many sights, such as a weathercock, a windmill, and a farm
The text you selected is from the scene where they visit Farmer Brown’s farm. Skylark tells Rupert that he once spun the weathercock on the farm by flying around it very fast. He also says that he took Farmer Brown’s hat and wore it for fun. He then takes off the hat and says “hats off”, which is a polite way of greeting someone or showing respect he never knows when to stop he is a boy who likes to play jokes and have fun he also has shoes that make you fly