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"birds'-egg" boy will not come their 

 way» 



Do you notice anything peculiar about 

 the song of robin or oriole this morning ? 

 It seems to me that it is fuller and more 

 exultant than usual. Perhaps something 

 is doing in the little nest, and he is telling 

 it to the world, that others may rejoice 

 with him, for his joy is almost too great 

 for his small breast to hold. 



There he goes with a worm. Now 

 let's watch the nest and see if we can dis- 

 cover anything. Mrs. Robin has come 

 forth, and she would not do that if the 

 worm were intended for her. See ! look 

 quick ; there are four wide-open bills 

 thrust above the edge of the nest, and 

 there goes robin's worm, like a penny in 

 the slot. Now he is off for another. His 

 is the hungriest family I ever saw. He 

 will do little but bring worms all day 



