. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. io8 I am ashamed to say I was so timid and fearful about it that at last my mother had to go back of me and push me off the nest. Then down I went fluttering a n d strucrorlina. " Spread your wings," cried my parents circling about me. " Beat the air. Fly! Fly!" But down, clown I went into the louLT o'rass. My brothers and sisters had guided themselves to trees that were 1o w e r than our maple. There they sat balancing themselves among the leaves. " Now it will be harder for you," said my mother. "It is harder t
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. io8 I am ashamed to say I was so timid and fearful about it that at last my mother had to go back of me and push me off the nest. Then down I went fluttering a n d strucrorlina. " Spread your wings," cried my parents circling about me. " Beat the air. Fly! Fly!" But down, clown I went into the louLT o'rass. My brothers and sisters had guided themselves to trees that were 1o w e r than our maple. There they sat balancing themselves among the leaves. " Now it will be harder for you," said my mother. "It is harder to lift yourself out from the grass. You had better just flutter along to those bushes yonder before you try another ;. I / Robin in Dang^cr. 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 Pyle, Katharine, d. 1938. New York : American Book Co.
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