MISCELLANEOUS. 153 
THE STORK. 
A bird of great antiquity and dignity is the 
stork; it was known to the writers of the 
Bible, and was a favorite with AZsop. 
It might well have been chosen as an Easter 
emblem ; for there is a Swedish legend that it 
fluttered around the cross of Christ, crying: 
“ Styké, Styké, Strengthen ye, Strengthen ye,” 
and thus it lost its voice and received its name. 
In Holland it is regarded with veneration, 
and happy is the house upon whose roof it 
makes the nest for its pale, yellow eggs. The 
Dutch name for the stork can be traced to an 
old word, meaning the bringer of good. 
THE HARE’S EGGS. 
“ Hare, hare, good little hare, lay plenty of 
egos for us on Easter Day,” sing the German 
children. 
The reason for the popular idea that at 
Easter time the hare becomes an oviparous ani- 
mal seems, at first, almost unaccountable. 
