Show J viA p Co Ii uy lafty t a a 1 r 9 GrAM Honner Bonner z- z D BREADCRUMBS There Is n a bird 1 known best by his He Ile Is also known as name name of ot J Junco the snowbird and the slate colored snoW snow bird lie Ile wears dark feathers on his he head d while the upper parts o of l his ls body are nrc slate colored while underneath underneath underneath under under- He tIe wears a gray vest neath he Is white In his tall tail he has beautiful white feathers that can cnn easily be seen when l he lie e fifes flics He Ue Is quite friendly In the autumn and winter time with the sparrows and chickadees and often goes crumb- crumb hunting with them The Junco birds have quite lovely voices They hey warble and trill and sing sins very sweetly but above all they have ve happy dispositions One day Mr Junco his wife and andI I several of their children were sitting on n It fence when Mr Sparrow came cume along Good Good day day Cousin said the Sparrow Sparrow Sparrow Spar Spar- row for the Junco and Sparrow are uro cousins Would Woud you like to come and look for crumbs wl with h us We think there should be some at that house over yonder We see a little girl throwing g something out of the window I think It must be a n plate of crumbs Thank you so 80 much said Mr r. r Junco sweetly we would love to come with you What a nice day this is I 1 Crisp and cold but not too bitterly cold Mr Junco talked and chirped In InI InI rk L K Ki I i Think It Must Be a Plate of Crumbs this pleasant pleasa t mannel manner as l as s. s he e flew along and Mrs Junco talked t to Mrs Spar- Spar row But they had hud not gone far when the Sparrow arrow children n began to fa quarrel but tint It was hard for them to fight with the Junco children as they were so gentle and nice No Nor 1 could the grown up sparrows quarrel with the up grown Juncos for they were Yere so gentle genUe and good good- natured und and sweet too Well they all aU had a fine meal of ot breadcrumbs and later on when Mr Junco was talking about It with Mrs Junco he said It doesn't take much time or troubie trouble trouble trou trou- ble bie for people tp keep us supplied with breadcrumbs when we stay around all aU winter and try to give ghe them cheer Oh let us hope that more and more people will wUl give breadcrumbs to the birds who stay around In the wInter winter winter win wIn- ter time Then the birds know that they are wanted and that they are appreciated anti and they lacy feel that they are welcomed Yes said Mrs Junco It lilt Isn Isn't t much to do but It Is very much appreciated appreciated ap ap- ap by th the birds |