. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. MOCKERS AND SCOLDERS 149 something, and cannot exactly sing. Johnny and Jenny make a great fuss, but they are really yery fond of each other and make the yery best of citizens, eating no fruits and being offi- cers in the guilds of Ground Gleaners and iree i rappers. "Look I" said Dodo, "Jenu}^ is scolding and dancing about, and Johnny is singing away again. What is the mat- ter with them. Uncle Roy?" '' Did you neyer hear the ' Wrens' duet ' ? That is what they are singing now. Listen, and I will
. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. MOCKERS AND SCOLDERS 149 something, and cannot exactly sing. Johnny and Jenny make a great fuss, but they are really yery fond of each other and make the yery best of citizens, eating no fruits and being offi- cers in the guilds of Ground Gleaners and iree i rappers. "Look I" said Dodo, "Jenu}^ is scolding and dancing about, and Johnny is singing away again. What is the mat- ter with them. Uncle Roy?" '' Did you neyer hear the ' Wrens' duet ' ? That is what they are singing now. Listen, and I will tell you what they say in House Peo- ple's language : House W^ Johnny (keeping time with his wings) : I'm jolly Johnny AVren, The busiest of men ; For I sing and I clean house, too. Though wife is such a bustler, 'Tis I that am the hustler, For / icork when there's nothing to do ! And / don't care to talk. And / daren't take a walk, For Jenny's such a jealous, j-e-a-1-o-u-s She !. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : The Macmillan company
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