TINY 



which was staked down in the dooryard, when 

 Tiny appeared. The squirrel thought that 

 the bird would run away, but instead, the 

 latter set its wings and lowered its head in 

 preparation for battle. Tiny was astonished. 

 He sat up, folded his f orepaws on his breast, 

 and looked on the gamy little bunting with 

 wide-eyed wonder. The bunting soon turned 

 to the bread. Tiny brought his forepaws 

 down hard on the ground, evidently to 

 frighten the bird. Again the plucky little 

 bunting set its wings and lowered its head. 

 Again Tiny sat up and looked the little 

 fellow over. This time there was a comical 

 expression on the face of the squirrel that 

 said as plain as words could tell that he ap- 

 preciated the situation. That he admired the 

 pluck of the bunting was evident by his 

 action. He crept quietly to the opposite side 

 of the loaf of bread, and allowed the bunting 

 to eat unmolested. After this the two would 

 eat together whenever they chanced to be in 

 the dooryard at the same time. 



Tiny did not allow other buntings near 



