. St. Nicholas [serial]. III-: S I WED TO REST splendid tales of all he had seen on the greenearth and in the blue sky. The wood-birds werenever tired of hearing these tales, and wouldlisten, with their round eyes fixed on him, with-out stirring a feather, even for hours at a GOLDY FELT HIS FATHERS CREAT WINGS FOLD ABOUT HIM. away and keep the little song-birds safe. Theycalled him their prince, and hoped he wouldalways stay with them. But Goldy longed for his home on the moun-tain-top and for his father, and the older hegrew the stronger grew the longing; for thatquiet life was not nat
. St. Nicholas [serial]. III-: S I WED TO REST splendid tales of all he had seen on the greenearth and in the blue sky. The wood-birds werenever tired of hearing these tales, and wouldlisten, with their round eyes fixed on him, with-out stirring a feather, even for hours at a GOLDY FELT HIS FATHERS CREAT WINGS FOLD ABOUT HIM. away and keep the little song-birds safe. Theycalled him their prince, and hoped he wouldalways stay with them. But Goldy longed for his home on the moun-tain-top and for his father, and the older hegrew the stronger grew the longing; for thatquiet life was not natural to a bird meant to livehigh among rocks and clouds, to fight the storm,and to soar up nearer to the sun. So he couldnot help it, but kept it to himself till one day,when he had flown far away and stopped to reston a great cliff in a wild and lonely place, hesaw a large golden eagle sitting near by, lookingdown upon the world with his keen eye, as iftrying to find something. Goldy had never seenso splendid a bird, and ventured to speak tohim. He was very gentle to Goldy as theyoung eagle told his story, to which he listened I9°3-] THE EAGLET IN THE DOVE S NEST. eagerly. Before he ended he gave a loud screamof joy, flapped his great wings, and cried, witheyes that shone
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