Show t a ar r v. v Y i JV A JN Y GRAHAM BONNIER BONNER IT If 1 WIM tU I HION CARDINAL BIRD The cardinal bl bind d Is s a very ery superior bird and will not come to the ground The lowest he heI i I will come is to u 1 o bush hut but he ne never never nev nev- er cr hops bops along the woods or lawns 5 C r roc 1 0 01 1 no not tie he 1 One day Robin Redbreast wv was u a S SV sM M V walking It I k lug on a n agreen nr r green town He Ile stopped Ire eru several I times to pick up upa a u w worm rm from Crom ruin the ground swallow It whole and then walk along In a u ut i I t tree r e e nearby he I t s spied Pled the cardi cardl cardinal nal nul bird Have a Worm With V Me Hell II e I I o 0 h he said cheerily I wont WOO you come and aud ba have ve u a worm with 1 me There are ore a number In his lawn and ana the go good 0 tJ ra rain n we had lust night has ms made the ground s so nice and mid soft sott Do join me he be ended with a 0 abright abright bright chirp said s-ald card cardinal nn No thank you rou the tho bird I wouldn't soil soli my feet on that ground I r bate the ground absolutely hate bate It it And the cardinal bird looked very haughty y and proud Come now said Robin Redbreast you wont won't get your feet dirty And If It you ou do be he whispered knowingly I can cnn lead you oU to the nicest t brook where you can wash them ofT off with fresh rain water Do come cornel cornelI I II IIII I III cannot said the cardinal birdI bird I 1 do not like the earth I want to tobe tobe tobe be flying In the air or sitting on the branches of ot trees Sometimes 1 will per perch h for Cor a n HUe Ittie while on a laurel bush but bush hut come any lower ver Dear me no I 1 Its n a great grent shame said Robin Redbreast Of course there Is no accounting for taste Thank you for tor inviting me added the cardinal bird politely For he prided himself on his good manners Pretty soon some people came along ulong At FAt once they noticed the beautiful car car- cardinal dinal bird I Lie wore his Pits best red suit which he wears all nil the time except In the winter win ter when he adds pray gray to his wings l I. Ills His collar and tie tin were wre of ot black and his feathers stuck up on ou top of his r head bend so as fiS to make him look very stylish and fine I r Oh what a 0 wonderful bird 1 said the people t Mr Sir Cardinal Bird knew they were admiring him of ot course Dud arid so did Robin Redbreast t l No one had no noticed him but bu he did didt not t care for he knew Mr Cardinal Cardinali i Bird was by far the wore more i beautiful tul n a robin hns hasn't t a 0 i mean menn or jealous II Ito disposition U Well Veli when the cardinal bird heard ind I Its the he I praise he lie began to sing sing sing-a n glo glo- Anus high voice he lie had and he lie sound sound- ns n's i-d i his Ills clear notes over and over again Then suddenly he stopped cocked his head on one side as though to sn say t And what do are era ou think of ot me Irm From Flom down m lilt lis on onic onto 1 c to the ic ground Robin pa Redbreast h badun had bad a d un- un been e e n listening tOh Oh that was o Gar wonderful won won- 1 e err r f u 11 b be he e e trilled 0 t Listen to that Par rac dear little robin robin a ai I I a saki one o oa ne of ot the Et at people lor I 1 must must a ren Isar et him so some m e Y ter breadcrumbs III bs r When the tho ther b r e a d c e r rum u m bs What hat a Wonder were re scattered an an were ful BIrd C over t the ground ago the Robin Redbreast cast Invited the cardinal bird down again thinking they were or or him 1 nao nUt But the beautiful proud bird would I if 1 t come conic down and aud ud t the t 1 people were Baying lu 3 I I After Afi r nil there Is nothing quite so 50 tike us a n dear little robin I |