IMBRELLAS AND OTHER THINGS. tk 
small sides. We felt very sorry, but you know that 
just feeling sorry for those who are in trouble doesn’t 
help them very much. So we went to the attic and 
found an old sunshade which we had put away under 
the rafters at the close of the summer. We thought it 
would be just the thing, and so it was. 3 
We tied it to a twig just above the hummer’s nest. 
The mother flew off just for a moment, but came right 
back. Then she looked at the black root over the nest 
and settled down on her eggs quite satisfied, while we 
stood close by her, wet to the skin in the rain and 
sleet. It was a long storm, lasting until the eggs were 
hatched, but the mother was safe, and the baby birds 
were never wet at all. Since then we have looked all 
about the yard for humming-birds’ nests just before a 
storm, that we might shelter them. 
You have noticed that there are different birds about 
your yard at different times in the year. Birds are 
like other people, they ke to travel and see the world. 
They like to visit their friends and get something to 
eat different from what they have at home. 
But birds are very sensible people. They do not 
pack a valise or a great trunkful of clothes when they 
go on along journey. They have one good travelling 
dress, and they keep that tidy. When they get to the 
end of their trip, they do not have to annoy their friends 
with baggage. Probably their visit is all the more 
welcome. And their visits are usually short. It seems 
as if they do not want to wear out their welcome. 
