Show BEDTIME STORY FOR FOP cirr CHILDREN by THORNTON W BURGESS PETER LEARNS MORE ABOUT THE VIREOS Si SPEAKING Q PEAKING of the eireos vireos redeye seems to be the only member of his family around here remarked peter Li listen stan commanded jenny wren listen dont you hear that warbling sons song way over there in the big elm to in front of F farmer armer browns house where goldy the oriole has his nest peter listened at first he hear it and as usual jenny wren made fun of him for having such big ears and not bein being able to make better use of them presently he did hear bear that song the voice was not unlike that of redeye but the son song was smoother more continuous and sweeter peters face lighted up 1 I hear him he cried cousin the warbling vireo said jenny lies iles a better singer than redeye and just as V 4 A 7 J v cousin the warbling vireo said jenny fond of hearin hearing his own voice he sings from the time jolly sir mr sun gets up in the morning until he goes to bed at night he sings when it is so hot that the rest of us are glad to keep still for comforts sake I 1 dont know of anybody more fond of the treetops than he Is ile he seem to care anything about the old orchard but stays over in those big trees along the road over in that dig big elm hes got a nest as high up as goldy the Or orioles loles I 1 seen it my myself s self elf but goldy told me about it why anyone so small should want to live so high up ln in the world I 1 dont know any more titan I 1 know why anyone wants to live anywhere but in the old orchard somehow I 1 dont remember just what warbler looks like peter confessed ile he looks a lot like his cousin redeye replied jenny nig his coat Is a duller olive 0 green and underneath lie he is a little yellowish instead of being white of course he have red eyes and he Is a little smaller than redeye the whole family looks pretty much alike anyway you said something then jenny wren declared peter they get me all mixed up if only some of them had some bright colors it would be easier to tell theta them apart one has replied jenny he has a bright yellow throat and breast and is called yellow tellow throated vireo there the least chance of mistaking talin tal in him Is he a singer too asked peter of course replied jenny every one of that blessed family loves the sound of his own voice its a family trait A good thing is good but more than enough of a good thing Is too much that applies to gossiping just as much as to singing and ive wasted more time on you than ive any business to now hop along peter and dont bother me any more today peter hopped 0 T W service |