Show I I I THE SANDMAN STORiES Peter Sparrow Holds His Ground Peter Sparrow sarrow was as a most most unusual bird and so Marion named him Peter while I she watched ti tt large family of English Sparrows eat their breakfast unter her window one morning Peter had a different chirp from the others who were always scolding one another and trying to fly flyaway away with the largest est crumb Oh how greedy cried Marion Just look 1001 mother the other birds are taking Peters Peter's share shae just because he is polite and doesn't push and pe peck k as they doHe doHe dolIe do He lIe is that little one sitting on the pole pole Marion explained to her mother I do believe he knows I 1 am talking about him h he cocks his head on one side as if he did I 1 should think he would leave that quarrelsome family of his and andI I am going fr to give him some ee f crumbs all for o himself li just because e he is so well behaved Marlon Marion ran for some crumbs then opened the window softly and threw out outa a f v. v Peter quickly flew down and ate and then to a branch near the sill of the window Uie flew and watched Marion Marlon the tha window again and this time she put them on the sill siU and andI then hid behind the curtain I Peter saw the crumbs and his bright eyes this wa way and th that t. t Then he ventured nearer chattering softly to himself himself him him- self as i if to say She means those for forme forme forme me I 1 know and I 1 intend to have them all I Peter darted to the sill sUI and picked up upa a crumb and then back to a place of safety he flew to eat cat It watching the window all the time but as no one was in sight sight Peter Peter dared again The third time he lie had grown very brave and he stayed to pick up more crumbs chirping his wonder at such a feast but his brothers' brothers quick ears caught the sound and In a second more three of them flew to the sill to drive Peter away and have the crumbs for themselves But this time they did not find a a. polite polite po po- po- po lite hite Peter instead they found a very cross one and he scolded and pecked until he drove his brothers away and when some of the others thought the they would try their luck he treated them the same wa way After they had all aU gone Peter perched alone on the tho sill finished all the crumbs and then flew to a limb of the tree near the window and chirped and chirped which of course meant in n language thank you His Ills visits to Marions Marion's window soon became became became be be- came a daily habit until every morning Marion heard the first thing when she awoke Peters Peter's chirp as If asking for his breakfast Copyright Copyright 4 1921 by y the McClure Newspaper fy Syndicate New York City |