. Up in the garret . cominghome with something for thechildren to eat. 42 UP IN THE GARRET. At this they all laughed. Pres-ently Alice said: O, I knowwhat you mean! Theres abirdsnest there, and its the oldbirds that make the noise withtheir wings. How could little birds livein the chimney, I should like toknow? said Maggie. I shouldthink the smoke would get intheir eyes and drive them out. But they do live there, saidher father. Alice has guessedright. There is no doubt a nestof swallows somewhere in thechimney. The old birds go outand get flies, and bring themto the little birds, who open the
. Up in the garret . cominghome with something for thechildren to eat. 42 UP IN THE GARRET. At this they all laughed. Pres-ently Alice said: O, I knowwhat you mean! Theres abirdsnest there, and its the oldbirds that make the noise withtheir wings. How could little birds livein the chimney, I should like toknow? said Maggie. I shouldthink the smoke would get intheir eyes and drive them out. But they do live there, saidher father. Alice has guessedright. There is no doubt a nestof swallows somewhere in thechimney. The old birds go outand get flies, and bring themto the little birds, who open their UP IN THE GAKRET. 43 mouths while the old ones dropthem in. Isnt that funny, said littleJimmie, who had heard all thatwas said. Papa, said Maggie, wontyou tell us some more about theswallows ? Shall I tell you a swallowstory ? he asked. O yes, do, do, all the chil-dren said. Then you must all sit down,and be very still. UP IX THE GAEEET. CHAPTER Y. THE SWALLOW STOKT. BBY and *v, S§Sfe£ Alice^ took aseat onan old. trunk; Mark --^>- and Jirnniie sat ••-• J-v on the floor; andMr. Bondy got an oldchair, with the backbroken, and took his seat on it,holding Maggie in his arms. When they were all quiet hebegan: UP IN THE GARRET. 45 A little girl named JaneClark once went with her mam-ma to visit her grandma in thecountry. During the night was several times wakenedby strange noises about the chim-ney of the room where she Jane was so tired that sheslept too soundly to hear any-thing. U0nce Mrs. Clark sat up inbed as the noise came louderthan usual, and she saw, by thelight of the night-lamp, a bundleof straw tumble down from thechimney into the fireplace. Thestraw had been put into thechimney, which was never used 46 UP IN THE GARRET. for a fire, to keep the cold windfrom blowing down. The noise now stopped, andMrs. Clark went to sleep. Early ;next morning Jane jumped outof bed, and as she touched thefloor a little bird started froma corner of the room
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