A Bird’s sTory

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1. Would you like to hear me tell a story? I will tell you where I live, what I do, and what I see.

2. My little round house is up in a tree. It has no doors, no upstairs, and no downstairs.

3. “Oh, oh!” I hear you say. “We think your house must be all upstairs, for it is a long way up in the tree.”

4. But you see I do not go up any stairs to get to my house. I fly into it when I have been out.

5. I always go home early, and never sit up late at night. That is not good for me any more than it is good for boys and girls.

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6. I go out very early in the morning to look for something toeat.

That is the best time to find worms, which I like very much.

7. Now and then I find a few crumbs which some kind little boy or girl has put out for me.

8. As I fly about, I see all kinds of things and people.

9. I see horses, cows, sheep, dogs, and rabbits in the fields. I see people going to work, and children going to

school.

10. You like to go out for a walk, but I go out for a fly. How queer it would be if you were to fly home from school!

11. I should not like to meet you up in the air. But I know I shall not, for you have no wings.

12. I can fly over the houses, over the trees, and over the hills and far away.

13. I cannot stay to tell you any more now. I must fly home to mynest.