Show Bedtime Story for Children Dy By THORNTON W. W BURGESS DURGESS JENNY WREN GOSSIPS ABOUT HUMMER AS ll nm sat Staring up at the tiny nest of ot Hummer the tile Hummingbird which he had Just discovered discovered dis dis- covered Jenn Jenny Wren came come along HeIng He He- Jag Ing quite tired with the feeding of ot her seven babies Jenny was content to rest for tor a few Cew minutes and gossip Ieter Peter fetes Pe Ie ter tes told her what he hind had discovered I know all about that retorted Jenny You dont don't suppose I hunt these trees over for tor food tood without knowing where my neighbors are living do you Id I'd have hare you understand that this Is Is the tho daintiest nest In the tho Old Orchard It Is Js made wholly of plant down and covered co on the outside with bits of ot that gray gra moss like stuff that grows on the bark of ot the trees and U lt called lichen That Is what makes that nest look like nothing more than titan a knot on ona ona ona a branch Chatterer the tho Bed Hod Squirrel made mado a big mistake when he visited this tree Hummer ma may be a tiny fellow fellow fel tel low but he lie Isn't afraid of ot anybody under under un un- der the sun That bill of ot his Is lt so sharp and he ho U is so 80 quick that few Cew folks ever bother bolher him more than once Why there Isn't a single member of the a aC aCs s 1 t tS S I II 4 9 What Whit Do You Mean by Pumping Food Down Their Throats Throat He Demanded hawk hank family that Hummer wont won't attack at nt tack Ther Isn't a cowardly feather Ceather In him M Does VolS he go goery ery very far Car south for tor the winter lie Is ls such a II tiny fellow I dont don't 81 see se how he can nn stand such a II long Journey Huhl Juh I exclaimed l Jenny Wren dis tance doesn't bother Hummer any You needn't worry about those wings of his lie He goes got clear down to South America where he ho has hns ever er so 80 many mallY relatives You ought to see sec his babies when they first hatch out The They are no bigger than bees Hut But they certainly do grow row fast tast They are flying Hying three thrle weeks from Crom the time they hatch Im I'm glad I dont don't have to pump food tood down the throats of ot my youngsters the tho way Mrs Hummingbird Hum has to down hers Peter Ieter looked perplexed What do you mean by pumping food down their throats throats' he demanded Just what I say suy retorted Jenny Wren Mrs Irs Hummer sticks her bill right down their throats and then pumps up the food tood she has baa already alread swallowed I guess I. It Is a good thing the babies have short bills Do no they asked Peter Ieter opening his eyes wide Yes replied Jenny When they hatch out they have short bills but it doesn't take them a great while to grow long How flow ninny many babies does Mrs Hummer Hum Hum- hummer mer usually have ha asked Peter Just two replied Jenny Just two That's all that nest will hold But Hut goodness gracious Peter I 1 cant can't stop gossiping hero here any longer You have ha Idea what lint no v a care seven sen babies ar are With a Jerk of her hr tall tail oft off flew Cew Jenny Wren and Peter Ilter hurried back to tell John Johnny y Chuck all he had bad found out about Hummer the tle Hummingbird O. O T. T W w. w |