Show BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN by THORNTON W BURGESS MORE TROUBLE FROM SALLY SLY A A FEW mornings morning gs after his talk with jenny jany wren about redeye the vireo peter once more visited the old orchard no sooner old did he be come in sight than jenny wrens tongue began to fly what did I 1 tell you peter rabbit babbit what did I 1 tell you I 1 knew it was so and it Is I 1 cried jenny what Is so asked peter rather testily for he the least idea what jenny wren was talking about sally sly did lay an egg eg in nest and now it has hatched and I 1 dont know whatever Is to become of own rh children ildren its perfectly ley m 16 N what did I 1 tell you peter rabbit what did I 1 tell you scandalous cried jenny and hopped about and jerked her tall and worked herself into a small brown fury the are working themselves to feathers and bone feeding that ugly young cowbird while their own babies arent getting halt half enough to eat she continued one of them has died already ile he was kicked out of the nest by that young brute how dreadful 1 I cried peter iche if he does things like that I 1 should think the would throw him out of the riest nest too softhearted soft hearted said jen ny lay 1 I can tell you I 1 be so softhearted soft hearted no I 1 but they say it his fault that hes there that hes bes nothing but a helpless baby so they just must tale take care of 0 him then why dont they feed their own babies first and give him left asked peter because hes twice as bis big as any of their own babies and so strong and greedy that he simply snatches the food out of the very mouths of the others because he gets most of the food he be Is growing twice as fast as they are arc I 1 be surprised it if he kicks all the rest of them out before lie gets th through sir and sirs mrs red eye are dreadfully dreadfully distressed about it but they will feed him because they say it his fault its a dreadful affair and the talk of the whole or chardi suppose his mother Is gadding din about somewhere having a good time and not caring a flip of her tall tail feathers what becomes of him I 1 believe in being good hearted I 1 certainly do but there Is such a thing as overdoing the matter thank goodness im not so weak minded that I 1 can be imposed on in such a way as that that may be so replied peter but just the same I 1 cant help feeling a lot of respect for sir mr and sirs mrs redeye because of their kind heartedness ca T W burcel service |