Show r K J I tt 1 Fats Tale TaleTHE 9 Y GRAlAM THE WARD BIRDWell BIRD BIRDWell Well said Daddy I suppose you are ready for your story and tills thIs evening evening evening eve eve- ning L L' L Lam am urn going to tell teU you about a little boy I saw sawas sawas sawas as I passed award a award o. o ward hospital I Iwas Iwas Iwas was visiting to to- day Nick and Nancy sat up and listened lis us- us eagerly as they loved to hear bear about other little boys and girls f T This hIs I little littleboy littleboy I t tIe boy Daddy continued continued con con- on was In Inthe inthe the bed bcd nearest the fire door I passed The Little Boy and I 1 noticed him Began to Grow particularly be lie Better cause on a table tahle near his bed was wasa a large cage containing u a small canary birdI birdI birdI bird I asked the nurse If pets were were- were were-al allowed al al- lowed in the ward and why this little littleboy littleboy bo boy especially wanted a bird She told me that the little boy was an orphan and had been brought to the hospital one day having been run over by a motorcycle He lIe was very badly injured and they expected he would die any minute He was brave and scarcely moaned but whenever the nurse would stop by his bed he would beg her to send for his bird which was at the orphans' orphans home The The nurse quietly told him that pets were not allowed in the his his- One night his fever became very high and l in his rambling talk he begged for his canary The doctor who was wat a very kind kind- hearted man loan told the nurse to send or for the bird as the little boy would not live more than a few days and if th the bird would give him such great happiness they might be able to break I i t rule in his case So the bird was sent for and instead In- In tead stead of dying the little boy began to grow better each day and the birds bird's singing entertained and gave pleasure to o the other patients In tr the ward The bird was very tame and when the little boy opened the cage door he would hop out and over the bed bed- quilt and perch on the little boys boy's handT hand T The e canary made friends lends with ever every everyone one one He was not at all afraid of the grave gl doctors who came in every little while to see how tire the sick people were getting along Especially was he friendly with the little bo boys boy's s nurse who fed him bits of sugar I 1 stepped Inside the room and asked the little boy how long he had had the bird II Oh Ob he said a lady who came carne to visit the orphans orphans' home gave gate him to tome me role when I was wasill wasill ill III In bed with mumps That was six years years ago and he has been such a friend to me ever er since His name is Mumps L too as I thought his chest looked fat like me memy my cheeks and the name has always al al- always wa ways s 's clung to him lIe a adores d are s flowers and whenever whenever when when- ever a patient has The I Little Boys Boy's any Mumps tIles flies Nurse over and pulls pulis off the petals and anti eats them Oh said Nancy as Daddy paused I wish I could have a canary lIVell 1 l Well IVell ma maybe lIe Ill I'll bring you ou one tomorrow tomorrow to to- tomorrow morrow replied Dadd Daddy And Ill I'll help you ou feed him said Nick Oh how bow perfect said Nanc Nancy |