Show I 0 Y GRAHAM SONNER BONNER MARY NN tOM Q i l WI lUH THE PERFORMANCE There here was going to be a which had been once ance or a little play made up by hy some of oC the older gIr gins 1113 s to going but hut the little girls were give It kind to the time birds ds In It were and knew their there them studied and they tile songs song and their colors And when one little birds bird's family she had been heen taken talen all nil died lied because ofT ocr to make ll a feather for some souse ladys lady's hat all nil the tile people watching the per per- performance performance cried and said they would feathers such bird never ne again wear little Of Ot course that was teas what the girls wanted wanted wanted-to to show people how Imos' of ot cruel It was ryas to wear some sorts feathers reathel's and wings wing Some of the little girls 1115 took the parts of the time birds and were dressed Ing In costumes with wings nines g of ot various arlous colors They hopped hoppell and chirped and wore I y 11 I I th I Wanted You to Enjoy It masks s on their faces to look like liI birds Of Ot course COUlse they were rather large but then the they took their parts very In the audience well and everyone elone was delighted It II was given Ihen out doors you OU see to make muke It seem more attractive and birdlike And as the play made every person feel sorry for tor birds who were badly treated the little girls thought It WitS was a play just for the time benefit of the birds birds which Indeed it Il was After the play was over oyer and the people had hud clapped and applauded and the little performers had had come out In front of ot the time curtain the they had made between een two tall trees and amI had bowed and kissed their hands to the audience one gill came carne out who was wasa a little larger than the time rest She stood on a low stump that was wason wason on the part of the lawn where the play had hall been given Ihen and all around her Imer were great tall trees I 1 want to thank you jOU all for comIng coming com corn ing lug here hele today she said All AlI the people clapped a again aln and said saidIe We Ie thank you OU for letting us come cOllie It has been a great treat and weve we've enjoyed It It yes es every minute of ot It Thank you jou continued the little tittle girl 1 t wanted you OU to enjoy enJo It And at the same time I wanted It to make you OU feel you would never wear wings or feathers again that leave lea the time little baby birds alone and motherless So many people do not know that these wings and feathers are cruel to wear We want them to know know because because when the they will not nut be cruel And we wc know that the birds will twill thank you ou You'll hear bear tear theta them slug sing so Joyously And AnI the birds thank people for all nil they do lIo b by the time way rny they sing and make people happy with their gay happy voices She had speaking and just then a robin perched on a tree nearby nearby nearh near near- h by and he began un to sing slug a Q long loub trilling lovel lovely son song Everyone E smiled It seemed as ns though the robin had come cOllie out on purpose to thank the children for all the they had done |