| Show the birds christmas by MART MARY GRAHAM BONNER P 4 4 W lila br by W warn 0 stern N union 46 ra cirp I 1 ap said one little bird and another bird sang a song it was very very cold and the birds were having a hard time to keep warm somehow too they felt the cold more when they were hun tm gry they badat t had such very good luck that day or the day before it had snowed a great deal during the last few days and getting A enough to eat had been no easy ma matter ater near by they saw a white house there was a garden around it a nice big garden and just the place for birds in the summer time cut but these birds were mere here in the winter time too and they were given bread crumbs and suet all winter long when snow covered the suet it was brushed off tor for them it was all very delightful the last few days however bad had seemed to be very busy ones in the white house the birds could see that greens were being hung everywhere over the pictures book cases and mirrors and wreaths were put in all the windows preparations were evidently being made lor for some unusual event there seemed to be no end to the amount of greens some were wound mound to look like long ropes and great branches were put behind large pictures the house was gay indeed with fires which m were ere burning in all the fireplaces I 1 much wood was carried in and the birds thought how warm the people in side must be and how cold it was outside they shivered and wished they had gone south after all then a little tree was carried in and one of the birds that was near the dining room told the others that the tree was put on the dining room table another medium sized tree was in the big room where here most of the excitement seemed to be going on then they hung pretty shiny and shimmering things on the tree and packages of all sizes and description under it had their friends forgotten them it could not be possible 1 e and yet yet they had any suet in the last day or so and they had always been supplied with it before they had stayed north because these people loved birds so they knew that they loved birds because they were good to the little feathered people but the last day or so well it was all very surprising the birds were just going to sleep just about to tuck their beads heads under their wings when they saw more peo 10 for 7 41 merry christmas birdies BIf dies she said pie coming to the house people with suitcases and bags there seemed to be great excitement and everybody seemed to be smiling it mas w as very hard to be a little bird the birds thought and not to feel like smiling but at last they went to sleep 1 I dont feel like chirping today said one of them early the next mom ing I 1 I 1 dont feel very happy that my friends in the white house have forgotten about me oh cheer up something must have happened said another little bird 1 I still cant believe it possible that they have forgotten us but we did have a bad day or so it Is true so cold and a little hungry I 1 well IN ell chirp eald said the first bird and all the birds began to chirp and mr sun rose up in a bright red robe and said its christmas morning how do you like my handsome robe I 1 fm rm all dressed up for the occasion but just then a lady came out of the big house the lady who was the special friend of the birds merry merry christmas birdies she said 1 I had almost for forgotten golten about you all the children are home for the christmas holidays and there haa has been great excitement weve been decora decorating tint and having everything look gay inside oh I 1 mean to forget you birdies birdie S I 1 feel 5 so 0 bad they were given fresh suet and nice bread crumbs and come some cake crumbs too merry merry christmas said the lady merry terry merry christmas chirped the birdies so the lady said hut but they were really thanking her and in their little hearts felt so glad that the one they find trusted and loved had not failed them |
