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Mrs. Robin was greatly grieved at his 

 mishap. She also had to bring all the 

 worms to the nest now. She was much 

 hindered in this task of feeding her 

 young, by stones from a tireless sling- 

 shot, that hummed about her whenever 

 she appeared in the road where worms 

 were plenty. 



But Tommy was having great sport 

 with his sling-shot. His father had 

 merely told him not to break windows or 

 hurt anybody, and who ever heard of 

 calling the birds and the squirrels any- 

 body? 



The following day cockrobin flew 

 down to the orchard to get away from 

 the whizzing stones and enjoy the sun- 

 light and sweetness of the May morning. 



His head did not ache so badly this 

 morning, but the blindness on one side 

 made him very anxious. He was always 



