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Show LEVeiiig Fairy Tale jyW GRAHAM BONNER. coriiiow) it vtrtN Ntvsfp(i union " THE QUARREL Nick and Nancy had been feeding crumbs to the birds every day for some time. "I fancy they enjoy them pretty well, don't they?" said Daddy. "Yes, tley love thein," replied Nancy. "Do they ever scrap over who shall get a crumb first?" added Daddy. "No," said Nick, "they don't seera to. They really are very cunning, and they seem to be very friendly and get along beautifully." "Well, you know," said Daddy, "the other day I saw some birds having an awful fight. "One little sparrow had found a very big crumb and was trying to keep it all to himself." "Sparrows are supposed to be rather rath-er fond of fighting, aren't they, Daddy?" Dad-dy?" asked Nick. "They do seem to be considerable crosser and to have more cranky natures na-tures than other birds. "But perhaps it is because they are always around us, and they never have a quarrel that we don't see it. "Hut really, we ought to be grateful to the sparrows, for we have them always al-ways witli us, even when other birds are not fond of our weather, or even in tile city in the winter time." "Yes, that's true," said Nancy. "And they're plucky little ' creatures, too, never minding bad weather, not even the very worst. "But do tell us more about the fight, Daddy." "Another little sparrow," continued Daddy, "was furious when he saw the selfishness of tde first sparrow. "He completely lost his temper, ne flew at the first little sparrow and 4 L, k d, xK He Flew at the First Little Sparrow. bit him with his wings Just as hard as ever he could. "Then a number of sparrows came and Joined In the light. Some took the side of the first sparrow and some of the second sparrow. "It really might have been quite a serious battle had not an old sparrow stepped in and pitched his voice way up in the air. "He simply shrieked at the sparrows. spar-rows. "'Stop! Stop at once!" he cried. "All the sparrows stepped at once, for they were very mt'.fli afraid of the old sparrow. "He was qidte their leader, and. though he was a very Jolly old soul and would enter Into all their sports, still he was quite strict. "'Aren't you ashamed of yourselves, all of you,' he continued 'you. little lirst sparrow, for being so selfish, nnd. little second one. for losing your temper, tem-per, and the rest of you for Joining In?' "And all the little sparrows hung their heads in (.dame, and tdey then and there promised the olI sparrow that they would never again be greedy and svllish nor would they light. "The old sparrow then looked ven much relieved, for it always made bin.' j very unhappy when the sparrows wire naughty." . . I |