The Oriole 



Annie E. Ash 



Te-de, te-te-te-te-te-did, O dear little bird, you tried to fly 

 too soon! But you must not stay here, a few moments ago 

 Tabby was looking around for a choice morsel like yourself; 

 the little bunch of downy life is gently lifted from the ground 

 and carried into the house. After some bread and milk has been 

 dropped into the wide open mouth, Tee Dee is placed in a cage 

 and turning her bill over her wing takes a nap. Miss Mary is 

 known the neighborhood around as a " bird friend" and she suspects 

 that an anxious mother bird is not far off; she knows too what 

 will likely happen if she hangs the cage with the door open in 

 the lilac tree near the porch, nor is she surprised when Mrs. 

 Oriole does come in a short time and sits on the limb near her 



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