The Burgess Bird Book for Children 



and saw her disappear in a little hole in a big 

 branch of one of the old apple-trees. Hardly had 

 she popped in than she popped out again. This 

 time her mouth was free, and so was her tongue. 



"You'd better stop singing and help me," she 

 said to Mr. Wren sharply. Mr. Wren obediently 

 stopped singing and began to hunt for a tiny little 

 twig such as Jenny had taken into that hole. 



" Well ! " exclaimed Peter. " It didn't take you 

 long to find a new house, did it?" 



"Certainly not," snapped Jenny. "We can't 

 afford to sit around wasting time like some folks 

 I know." 



Peter grinned and looked a little foolish, but 

 he didn't resent it. You see he was quite used to 

 that sort of thing. "Aren't you afraid that 

 Bully will try to drive you out of that house?" 

 he ventured. 



Jenny Wren's sharp little eyes snapped more 

 than ever. "I'd like to see him try!" said she. 

 "That doorway's too small for him to get more 

 than his head in. And if he tries putting his 

 head in while I'm inside, I'll peck his eyes out!" 

 She said this so fiercely that Peter laughed right 

 out. 



"I really believe you would," said he. 



"I certainly would," she retorted. "Now I 

 can't stop to talk to you, Peter Rabbit, because 

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