The little foresters: a story of field and woods . THE QUAIL IS A MERRY FELLOW. THE GOOD GREEN WOOD. Ill he, too, is given to watching the wind and theweather. Squirrels all sound very much alike, but youcan always tell by the chattering and scoldingthat it is a squirrel; and then later on you willlearn to tell the sharp bark of the red squirrelfrom the chirp of the chipmunk, who is not sonoisy. Besides knowing the birds by their songor plumage we would know their nestingplaces and their mode of life, not to rob ortorment them, but that we might become ac-quainted with these little feathered f
The little foresters: a story of field and woods . THE QUAIL IS A MERRY FELLOW. THE GOOD GREEN WOOD. Ill he, too, is given to watching the wind and theweather. Squirrels all sound very much alike, but youcan always tell by the chattering and scoldingthat it is a squirrel; and then later on you willlearn to tell the sharp bark of the red squirrelfrom the chirp of the chipmunk, who is not sonoisy. Besides knowing the birds by their songor plumage we would know their nestingplaces and their mode of life, not to rob ortorment them, but that we might become ac-quainted with these little feathered friends andlove them. Besides the ways of the birds, wewould come to know all the little creatures ofthe wood, and their haunts and manners andcustoms. From knowing the inhabitants of the woodsit would be an easy and natural step to knowthe plants and flowers, and all the friendlytrees that give us shade, fruit, and nuts, or ifneed be lay down their lives to keep us warmin the winter time. I would also teach my young people to know 112 THE LITTLE
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