CITIZEN BIRD 59 



" One for the dish ? What do you mean ? " said 

 Dodo. 



" Mammy says it is always nice to have more food 

 on a dish than people are likely to eat, so that they 

 shall see there is enough and the dish shan't feel 

 lonely. You see, that last bun belongs to the dish." 



*'• This time the dish will have to feel lonely," said 

 the Doctor, who had noticed that Rap was looking at 

 his bun, and not eating it ; "for I think that Rap would 

 like to take that one home to his mother by and by." 



From that day Rap always believed that the Doctor 

 could look into his head and see what he was think- 

 ing of. 



"As vv^e have been talking about the insect-killing 

 that Citizen Bird does in order to pay his rent and 

 taxes, as a good citizen should, I will tell you of the 

 six guilds in Birdland, into which these citizens are 

 divided in order to do their work thoroughly. " 



" What is a guild? " asked Rap. 



" A guild is a band of people who follow the same 

 trade or occupation, and birds are banded together 

 according to the ways in wdiich they work, though 

 some may belong to several guilds We will name 

 each of the six guilds : 



1. Ground Gleaners. Tlie birds wlio feed largely upon 



the insects which live in, on, or 

 near the ground. 



2. Tree Trappers. The birds who feed on insects 



which lurk about the trunks 

 and branches of trees and 

 shrubs. 



