. Stories about birds, with pictures to match . s a good to bear it in mind, and try to profitby it: THE DISCONTENTED BITTERN. A Bittern was dissatisfied with his did not love to be living in swamps, andeating all manner of reptiles. He wanted tolive in the orchard like the robin, and be afavorite with every body. Bitterns can singas well as robins, said he; and I have nonotion of being confined to a marsh, and catch-ing fever and ague all my days. So he startedfor the orchard, partly flying and partly run-ning at full speed, and determined to buildhim a house like th
. Stories about birds, with pictures to match . s a good to bear it in mind, and try to profitby it: THE DISCONTENTED BITTERN. A Bittern was dissatisfied with his did not love to be living in swamps, andeating all manner of reptiles. He wanted tolive in the orchard like the robin, and be afavorite with every body. Bitterns can singas well as robins, said he; and I have nonotion of being confined to a marsh, and catch-ing fever and ague all my days. So he startedfor the orchard, partly flying and partly run-ning at full speed, and determined to buildhim a house like the robin, on an apple was engaged in this business the next day,when some one from the cottage near by, sawhim, and shot him, so that his wing wasbroken. Then he was glad to hobble back to STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. 203 his old Home in the swamp, and go to eatingfrogs and worms again. Moral.—Sometimes, when we complain ofour condition in life. Providence allows ns tochange it, but shows us that we were perhapsquite as well off before. ^^^-9. 204 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS.
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