. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. MRS. HUMMING-BIRD. A TRUE STORY. One day grandpa said to Harry and Ida, " Children, if you will come out while I am picking peas to-morrow morning, you will see something very ; That was all he would tell them. They kept wondering about it every little while through the day, and made mamma promise to wake them early. I was a little curious, myself, to know what could be there at six o'clock in the morning, and at no other time. The children were very wide awake at the appointed
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. MRS. HUMMING-BIRD. A TRUE STORY. One day grandpa said to Harry and Ida, " Children, if you will come out while I am picking peas to-morrow morning, you will see something very ; That was all he would tell them. They kept wondering about it every little while through the day, and made mamma promise to wake them early. I was a little curious, myself, to know what could be there at six o'clock in the morning, and at no other time. The children were very wide awake at the appointed hour, and full of fun. Grandpa said they must be quiet, or they would frighten away his little pet. " Won't you tell us what it is, grandpa? " cried Harry, " Do tell us, grandpa!" chimed in Ida. Grandpa smiled, with a teasing look in his eyes, and said, " Oh, you will soon find out' for yourselves, if her royal highness favors ; He had been at work only a few minutes, and was whistling softly to himself, when out flew the daintiest little humming-bird! Her nest was in a quince-tree, just beyond the fence. At first she was very shy, and did not alight; but her wings. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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