The Burgess Bird Boole for Children 



waited for her to come out again. Welcome 

 Robin flew down on the ground, ran a few steps, 

 and then stood still with his head on one side as 

 if listening. Then he reached down and tugged 

 at something, and presently out of the ground 

 came a long, wriggling angleworm. Welcome 

 gulped it down and ran on a few steps, then once 

 more paused to listen. This time he turned and 

 ran three or four steps to the right, where he 

 pulled another worm out of the ground. 



"He acts as if he heard those worms in the 

 ground," said Peter, speaking aloud without think- 

 ing. 



"He does," said Jenny Wren, poking her head 

 out of her doorway just as Peter spoke. "How 

 do you suppose he would find them when they 

 are in the ground if he didn't hear them ?" 



" Can you hear them ? " asked Peter. 



"I've never tried, and I don't intend to waste 

 my time trying," retorted Jenny. "Welcome 

 Robin may enjoy eating them, but for my part I 

 want something smaller and daintier, young grass- 

 hoppers, tender young beetles, small caterpillars, 

 bugs and spiders." 



Peter had to turn his head aside to hide the 

 wry face he just had to make at the mention of 

 such things as food. "Is that all Welcome 

 Robin eats ? " he asked innocently. 

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