A -FAIRY" STORY. 



Jr 



AM often envied as the 

 possessor of one of the most 

 charming bird - pets it is 

 possible to imagine. 

 " Fairy " is a tiny whitethroat, 

 a sleek, delicate, grey-coloured bird 

 with a white breast, lovely in form, 

 swift in flight, and of most engaging 

 disposition. 



I met with it in this wise. A plaintive little 

 cheeping sound attracted my attention one morning 

 at breakfast-time, and looking outside the window, 

 I saw a tiny, half-fledged bird sitting on the 



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