Some Big Mouths 



"No-o," replied Peter rather slowly. "I don't 

 suppose it is." 



"Of course it isn't," declared Jenny Wren. "I 

 see Boomer late in the afternoon nearly every 

 day. On cloudy days I often see him early in the 

 afternoon. He's a queer fellow, is Boomer. Such 

 a mouth as he has ! I suppose it is very handy 

 to have a big mouth if one must catch all one's 

 food in the air, but it certainly isn't pretty when 

 it is wide open." 



"I never saw a mouth yet that was pretty when 

 it was wide open," retorted Peter, who was still 

 feeling a little put out. "I've never noticed that 

 Boomer has a particularly big mouth." 



"Well he has, whether you've noticed it or not," 

 retorted Jenny Wren sharply. "He's got a little 

 bit of a bill, but a great big mouth. I don't see 

 what folks call him a Hawk for when he isn't a 

 Hawk at all. He is no more of a Hawk than I 

 am, and goodness knows I'm not even related to 

 the Hawk family." 



"I believe you told me the other day that 

 Boomer is related to Sooty the Chimney Swift," 

 said Peter. 



Jenny nodded vigorously. "So I did, Peter," 



she replied. "I'm glad you have such a good 



memory. Boomer and Sooty are sort of second 



cousins. There is Boomer now, way up in the 



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