THE WREN. 



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by and scolded him 

 furiously for presum- 

 inor to wear his own 

 coat. 



He was a kind- 

 hearted man and would 

 gladly have lent the 

 wren his coat pocket 

 if he had been able to 

 do' without it ; how- 

 ever, it cam.e out all 

 right, for he hung up 

 an old coat instead, 

 and the happy birds 

 laid their eggs and 

 hatched them in the 

 place of their own 

 choosing. 



House Wrens and 

 cats are great enemies. 

 The moment the little 

 bird spies the cat 

 prowling about, she 

 chatters and scolds, so 

 know what the trouble is 



has given the wren 

 and dislike her. 



good 



Fig. 10. — Long-billed Marsh Wren. 



that all the neighboring birds 

 about. I am afraid Pussy 

 cause now and then to fear 



