Show BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN by THORNTON W BURGESS PETER GETS ANOTHER SURPRISE tepid ID you hear my cousin brownie athe L the thrasher sing asked jenny wren of peter rabbit kibbit did I 1 hear him sing replied peter his eyes shining at the memory ile he san sang especially for me lie ile has a wonderful voice has brownie Dr ownie and when lie he Is singing lie he acts as it if lie he enjoys it himself and knows what a good singer lie he is I 1 noticed that that long tail of his hung straight alit down the s s same ame way mr wrens does docs when lie he sings of course it did retorted jenny promptly a family trait the tails of both my other big cousins do the same thin thing what wh wha a wl I 1 ats that nave have you got more big cousins cried peter staring up at jenny wren as if slie she were some strange person lie had never seen before certainly retorted jen jenny ny mocker 0 o ce the mocking hird and kilt kitty t the e catbird belon belong to thrashers Thra family and that make makes s them second cousins ins to me 91 such a funny expression as there was on peters face ile he felt that jenny wren was telling the truth but it was surprising rows news to him and so ephard to believe that for a few minutes he find his tongue 0 to ask another question finally F he ventured to ask ash very din timidly idly does docs brownie imitate the songs of other birds the way mocker and kitty do jenny wren shook her head very decidedly cid edly no said she hes perfectly satisfied with his own song ue ile ou ought ailt to be declared peter anyone who can sing as he be can should be quite contented before another word could be said the clear whistle of glory the cardinal sounded from a tree just a little way off instantly peter forgot all about jenny wrens relatives and scampered over fiver to that tree you see glory is so beautiful that peter never loses a chance to see him As peter sat staring up into the tree trying to get a glimpse of glorys red coat the clear sweet whistle sounded once more it drew peters eyes to one of the upper brandies branches but instead of tho the beautiful brilliant coat of glory the lie cardinal lie he saw a bird about the size of welcome robin dressed in ashy gray with two white while bars on ili his s wings and white feathers on the outer cde cd edges e S of liis his tall tail he helas was very trim and neat and his tall tail hung straight down after the manner of brownies when lie he was singing it was a long tall but not as long as brownies peter blinked and stared tor for lie he was a very much surprised rabbit T W burgess 13 service servi |