BIRD STORIES 



The Yankee-Doodle Twins. 



that, he was not so wonderful as Uncle Sam, who could 

 catch a fish in the air. 



Now, fishing in the air was a thrilhng game that Uncle 

 Sam loved. All the wild delight of a chase was in the 

 sport. He used, sometimes, to sit high up on a cliff and 

 watch the osprey swoop down to the water. Then, when 

 the hawk mounted with the prize. Uncle Sam flew far 

 above him and swept downward, commanding him to 

 drop the fish. The smaller bird obeyed, and let the fish 

 fall from his claws. But it never fell far. Uncle Sam 



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