. Stories about birds of land and water . THE MAKABOJ STORIU 230 STORIES ABOUT THE BOAT-BII-L STORK. Startles them, they make a clattering noise with their bills that is heard ata great distance. The stork leads a very happy life, and by thus passingfrom one climate to another, enjoys a moderate temperature, and avoids theextremes of heat and cold. ABOUT THE STORK. In all countries and ages, the stork (except, indeed, in England) has receivedprotection and kindness from man. In ancient Egypt no one was allowedto kill a stork. Its amiable and affectionate disposition have made it many-f
. Stories about birds of land and water . THE MAKABOJ STORIU 230 STORIES ABOUT THE BOAT-BII-L STORK. Startles them, they make a clattering noise with their bills that is heard ata great distance. The stork leads a very happy life, and by thus passingfrom one climate to another, enjoys a moderate temperature, and avoids theextremes of heat and cold. ABOUT THE STORK. In all countries and ages, the stork (except, indeed, in England) has receivedprotection and kindness from man. In ancient Egypt no one was allowedto kill a stork. Its amiable and affectionate disposition have made it many-friends, and it is very useful as a destroyer of reptiles. The stork, in return,fears no ill, and builds its nest amid the busy throng of men, and walks thecrowded streets without the least sense of danger. In some of the Turkish cities where the stork passes the winter, the nestsare often placed on the tall round pillars of the mosques, that in Bagdad areflat at the top. Here is a famous foundation for the nest, and the pillarlooks as if crowned with the nest, the head of the bird
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