The Burgess Bird Book for Children 



he wouldn't have slept at all if he could have 

 helped it. Peter had come over to the Old Or- 

 chard so early this morning to see if there had 

 been any new arrivals the day before. i 



"Birds are funny creatures," said Peter, as he 

 hopped over a low place in the old stone wall and 

 was fairly in the Old Orchard. 



"Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut!" cried a rather sharp, 

 scolding voice. "Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut! You 

 don't know what you are talking about, Peter 

 Rabbit. They are not funny creatures at all. 

 They are the most sensible folks in all the wide 

 world." 



Peter cut a long hop short right in the middle, 

 to sit up with shining eyes. "Oh, Jenny Wren, 

 I'm so glad to see you ! When did you arrive ? " 

 he cried. 



"Mr. Wren and I have just arrived, and thank 

 goodness we are here at last," replied Jenny Wren, 

 fussing about, as only she can, in a branch above 

 Peter. "I never was more thankful in my life to 

 see a place than I am right this minute to see the 

 Old Orchard once more. It seems ages and ages 

 since we left it." 



"Well, if you are so fond of it what did you 



leave it for?" demanded Peter. "It is just as 



I said before you birds are funny creatures. 



You never stay put; at least a lot of you don't. 



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