been feeling very happy for they set up a great 
shouting among themselves. 
This was early in the afternoon when the 
Swede was trying to take a nap as he had a way 
of doing every few days. But how could any- 
body sleep with six or eight jays only a few 
yards away making such a great din? Pres- 
ently he got out of bed and, picking up his shot- 
gun, stepped outside the front door. Robin 
Hood, who was ever on the lookout, gave a 
scream and started away as fast as he could fly. 
The other jays knew that something was wrong 
and immediately followed his example. 
The Swede was a good shot and at the report 
of his gun one jay dropped, whirling around 
and around as it came to the ground. The next 
Sunday when he drove out with his horse and 
old buggy, his wife who sat beside him wore a 
hat that was freshly decorated with a very pretty 
pair of blue and white wings. Later the Swede 
was heard to boast that the jays had quit coming 
around his place. 
Most of these things I have told you about 
Robin Hood happened in the late summer and 
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