| Show 1 e et t B N A REAL BANQUET Mr and tiro Everglade Rite Kite were wert going to give a banquet and had bad Invited In In- their relations to come rome on 00 the tho following day and to bring their chil chU- dren The day arrived and Mr and Mrs Everglade Kite Kate were sitting on a in a swamp I where the grass gratis was as very talL taiL It was In South Amer Amer- ica iea Mr und find Mrs Everglade Kite Rite were the color of slates but on their wings the color lOlor was darker and on their tails which were tipped with white Their bills were very thin and lon Ion long and at the end they were hooked so that they looked very different from other birds Their bills and claws were black and anel their feet were of at a beautiful oran orange orange or or- an ange f color Their e eyes 8 had red rings around the pupils which they thought were vel very fine One The children were all shades of ot brown brO tan yellow and white I think said Mrs Everglade Kite to her cousin that we have bave the best shoemakers In the world I l agree ogre with you my dear said sald her cousin We really think so too said Mr Kite 1 Of course we fathers cannot waste our time thinking about shoes but we must most admit that we dress our feet teet In Just the same way that you sou do They were all nil very proud of their orange feet teet Have lIu you a nice bush for tor your nest Mrs Everglade Kite asked her ber cousin consul It It Is lovely said the cousin and soon loon I expect to lay two beautiful white eggs How very very nice said sold Mrs Everglade Kite Kate I 1 do believe I will do exactly the same thing Tb They y chatted some more and Mr Everglade Kite showed the to father T- T 1 Had a Beautiful Time birds nil all around the swamp and till many tine markets they ha had lind In 10 Me to do their shopping Th The children n played about and had hada a beautiful time and soon Mrs laver g glade Kite called to every everyone one t te tc come cOUle to the banquet It was served In a hush bush which was I almost t completely surrounded by hy tall tull I grass 18 S. S Mrs E Everglade Kite was very nry font fond of st style h su so she J gave cave e all 1111 the birds lit III little HP tle napkins made JI I out of or green leave p and they hull had plates of flat stones stone were ere ere very ry small and dainty They were given knives and fork forb of little twigs In en case so any of the food fond was too tuo much to eat ent without It up though h the birds knew v that Hint It II was easier isler r for them to use their theli ho hooked 1 hills bills than limn any knives and furls forks till f It did make a aery very ery fine appear In lag Ins banquet I For Kor their first course they had In Insect insect sect soup and nil all the mother rein bolls fluId suld It was delicious Of course t they asked Mrs Irs I laver Ier er jI glade l Kite how she he made It and the fathers asked Mr Jr I Everglade Kite whore h he got such very tine fine Insects The children didn't ask uny any ques ions rh They Just ate ute and amI enJo enjoyed pd It II thoroughly text Next they had snake salad which of course sounds quite awful to us but then we think worms are Bre pretty prett dreadful and yet t we know how and other birds love lo them I For Kor or dessert they hud had berry herry pudding with Insect sauce and ond they hey had tine fine swamp water to drink They thought It was WaB quite the best drink they ever er hall had And after they had finished Mrs fra around little Everglade E Kite passed acorn ocoro cups filled titled with with grass extract which took the place of coffee am and which was made out of ot the Juice o othe of the long grasses near Mrs Everglade E Kites Kite's home 80 So one and all said It was certainly a real banquet |
