. Aunt May's bird talks . 46 AUNT MAYS BIRD TALKS. happy day when the eggs will pip, pip/ andher babies cry faintly for food. After the birds come from the shell thefather brings little worms to the mother, whichshe first chews for the babies and then givesto them, a bit at a time, so that they will not choke. In one ofyour books is thestory of a boy whofound a young birdand took it home toraise; he knew thatbirds ate worms, sohe got the largest hecould find, but for-got to chew it—so the story says - - before giving it to thebird, so the poor little thing choked to death. Our wise little moth
. Aunt May's bird talks . 46 AUNT MAYS BIRD TALKS. happy day when the eggs will pip, pip/ andher babies cry faintly for food. After the birds come from the shell thefather brings little worms to the mother, whichshe first chews for the babies and then givesto them, a bit at a time, so that they will not choke. In one ofyour books is thestory of a boy whofound a young birdand took it home toraise; he knew thatbirds ate worms, sohe got the largest hecould find, but for-got to chew it—so the story says - - before giving it to thebird, so the poor little thing choked to death. Our wise little mother Thrush makes no. AUNT MAYS BTRD TALKS. 47 such mistake, and her birdies soon growstrong and learn to spread their wings and they begin to take lessons in singingfrom their papa. At first it is very funny, fortheir only note is a hoarse squeak, but theylisten and imitate their fathers sweet notes,and by and by there is a nest full of tinywarblers, whose lovely song thrills the heartwith peace and gratitude to God whosewonderful hand created them. I will finish our talk to-day with a littlepoem by one who watched a nest of Thrushes: * Within a thick and spreading hawthornbush,That overhung a mole hill large andround,I heard from morn to morn a merry ThrushSing hymns to sunrise, while I drank thesound 48 AUNT MAYS BIRD TALKS. With joy, and often an intruding guest, I watched her secret toils from day to day:How true she warped the moss to form hernest,And modeled it within with sward andclay;And by and by, like heath-bell gilt with dew,There lay her shining eggs as bright asflowers,Ink spotted o
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