Show BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN by THORNTON W BURGESS PETER LEARNS MORE ABOUT THE VIREOS 66 SPEAKING 0 PEAKING of the eireos vireos redeye 5 seems to be the only member of his fits family around here remarked peter listen I 1 commanded jenny wren listen dont you hear bear that warbling gong layover wa there in the big elm in ID front of farmer browns house where goldy the oriole has his nest peter listened at first he hear bear it and as usual jenny wren made fun of him for having such big ears cars and not being able to make better use of them presently he did hear that song the voice was not unlike that of redeye but the song was smoother more continuous and sweeter peters face lighted up 1 I hear him he be cried cousin the warbling vireo said jenny iles hes a better slower singer than redeye and just as 7 y 01 d 87 that Rec leyes cousin the warbling vireo said jenny fond of hearing his own voice ue he sings from the time jolly mr sun gets up in the morning until he be goes to bed at night tie he sings when ihen it Is so hot that the rest of us are glad to keep still tor for comforts sake I 1 dont know of anybody more fond of the treetops than lie he Is lie he seem to care anything about the old orchard but stays over in those big trees along the road over in that big rim hes got a nest as high up as goldy the orioles I 1 seen it myself but goldy told me about it why anyone so small should want to live so high up tn in the world I 1 dont know any more than I 1 know hy anyone wants to nie he anywhere but in the old orchard somehow I 1 dont remember just what warbler looks like peter ieter confessed he looks a lot like his cousin redeye replied jenny ills coat Is a duller olive green and underneath he Is a little yellowish instead of being white of course he have red eyes and he Is a n little smaller than Ite deye the whole family looks pretty much alike anyway you said something then lien jenny wren declared peter they get roe me nil all mixed up if only some of them had find some bright colors it would be easier to tell them apart one has replied jenny ile he has it a bright yellow throat and breast and Is called yellow throated vireo there the least chance of mistaking him Is he a singer too asked peter of course replied jenny every one of that blessed family loves the sound of his own voice its ita a family trait A good thing Is good but more than enough of a good thing Is too much that applies to gossiping just as much as to sin singing ing and ive wasted more time on you yon than ive any business to now hop along peter and dont bother me any more today peter hopped ad T W burgess service |