Show peacocks dignity Is ruffled by sparrows washington the dignified setting of whistlers famous peacock room in the freer building was shattered recently when about forty sparrows attacked a young peacock strutting about the courtyard it happened when the three big peacocks who add tone and color to the central court left the young bird eating out of an earthenware jar the fledgling was helpless against the sparrows that surrounded him cheeping angrily finally he decided to retreat and tried to retain some shreds of dignity by strutting off the sparrows however circled about him flapping their wings and nipping him with the their ir leaks beaks around and around the lie fountain he ran desperately frightened one of the older peacocks saw the trouble from a distance and came to the lie rescue spreading lit his 9 magn magnificent plumage he charged the sparrows and they scattered scattered flying away in all directions ions |