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Show r Fairy Tale i. OyiAPm GRAHAM BOME a H ONE-LEGGED RODIN Illlllo nrownlo went to call upoi llttlo robin red breast ho hnd he about for so ut I " I Un,c- . 110 hni bo 10 T told that this 11 robin only 1 on ono ,eK nnd 1 every summer f Vrz rol)ln wcnt bi V WIVXT ,0 1,10 Bn,no bo: ? '10 wcnt i tifiTv lllo plnco wh iliCM; 11,0 robin CS )S' supposed to 0IJ nT nnd suro cnou siyvvfe thero ho saw r ? tvVv one-legged robl 'A W MI ,mvo hei 'a 1 about you," s nilllo nrownlo Ijo -we'll Do So tho ono-legi lIs Cozy." robin nfter ho 1 "" Introduced h a- self nnd hnd told tlio robin how It v lie that he wns nblo to tnlk so tho ro k, could understand every single word ty "Ves, Mother Nnturo gnvo mo I gracious permission to undcrstnnd of language of all her different chlldi id and that Is why I can understand y ln "Then she told mo how to speak a nil of you could undcrstnnd me. os "And that Is why you do und d, stnnd mo. Won't you telt mo yi 10 story, Mr. Itobln? n- "I'd so much llko to hear It." n- "Gladly will I tell It to you," s of Mr. Itobln. "And I'll nlso tell yoi ul llttlo secret. In "Somcono told mo thnt my story I it- been ln tlio nowspnper. Yes, It sec ;n n llttlo girl read about It and i or asked that my story bo told to mi Br and moro boys and girls for sho 111 t, henrlng nbout mo nnd thought otli a- would. "Sho really felt the samo way nbi !s It as you do, Illlllo nrownlo. A pcrlmps you can get tho story nrot ir to other boys and girls; do you s If poso you can do that, Illlllo Ilrownh n "I do bellovo I can," said III: s. nrownle, "and It will glvo mo gr r, delight to do so." y Then tho robin Invited ni! f nrownlo to perch upon nn applo ti tn what tho robin called his dnytl living room. "We'll bo so cosy here," chirped 1 n robin. 1 "I' our yenrs ngo," ho begnn, "I w r here for the first time. I hurt mysi s nnd I didn't think I'd llvo. Hut I 1 s gnn to grow better nnd better a 1 soon I found I wns going to llvo. "To bo sure, I wns only going hnvo ono leg. I had lost ray other my accident, but, dear me, I hnvo o ,Ieg left and my wings nnd my vol nnd my feathers, and I'm happy can bo I "Oh, tho children on tho fni nursed mo back to health. Thoy f mo; they cared for mo. Thoy loved m "Yes, they call mo 'our robin. -"Isn't thnt nlco? And I call the r my family. Cftcn Tm saying that 8 my songs to them und I feel they t derstnnd. I "1 tako many n nice, cheery llti 3 meal with tho chickens in tho bnt j yard. Oh, I am well looked after ai . no mistake. And I wouldn't go r nnothcr summer homo for anything la no, not this robin. "I'm Just ns hnppy ns I enn be. Ai . If you aro going to tell my story ; wish you'd tell tho boys nnd gli t nbout my song of happiness, j "Do you suppose you could do tin ? nilllo Ilrownlo?" t "I mil Klirn I nnulil. ntiil T wnnM delighted to do so," nilllo Urownd a said. "This Is my song," tho robin said. i And then tho robin sung, and thi 1 wns his song: ) I have a voice, I havo a throat, and K"v - a LCr-'&.f 1 songs I lovo to ' y 1d! elng, ,vVf 1 a 1 Ot all ths things JkV J there are on earth jk TttefJ And of tho happiness li I lvvJN 1 they bring. M TrpSS 1 Thcro's sunshine and Uv 9 Vifc there's laughter, fvf'j ''N, Thcrp'a singing and there's Joy, I.J 0 There's many a love- jfiTl I ly girl and many gt C . j splendid boy. ai li i L Thoy feed their St w I t 1 friends the bird- SI . . iuL i. lings, l At.. rtU B They love to see us I Mi I' ? They give us good, nAMfTf ViM 1 trcah wator, rtWIRlP I Bo wo think they're MroffulWHirUP i very swoet. They nx baths for us "They F'.d Me." n also I, And put them good and high . Bo cats cannot eo for us. When they nee that wo are nigh. Oh, the world ts full of glory, And thts Is the end of my story, , And Illlllo Ilrownlo thunked tl cheery robin for bis quy llttlo etor |