The Burgess Bird Book for Children 



Of course he lost no time in hunting up Jenny 

 Wren. "Who is it, Jenny? Who is that beauti- 

 ful stranger with such a lovely song ?" cried Peter, 

 as soon as he caught sight of Jenny. 



"It's Glory the Cardinal," replied Jenny Wren 

 promptly. "Isn't he the loveliest thing you've 

 ever seen ? I do hope he is going to stay here. As 

 I said before, I don't often envy any one's fine 

 clothes, but when I see Glory I'm sometimes 

 tempted to be envious. If I were Mrs. Cardinal 

 I'm afraid I should be jealous. There she is in 

 the very same tree with him. Did you ever see 

 such a difference?" 



Peter looked eagerly. Instead of the glorious 

 red of Glory, Mrs. Cardinal wore a very dull dress. 

 Her back was a brownish-gray. Her throat was 

 a grayish-black. Her breast was a dull buff with 

 a faint tinge of red. Her wings and tail were 

 tinged with dull red. Altogether she was very 

 soberly dressed, but a trim, neat looking little per- 

 son. But if she wasn't handsomely dressed she 

 could sing. In fact she was almost as good a 

 singer as her handsome husband. 



"I've noticed," said Peter, "that people with 

 fine clothes spend most of their time thinking 

 about them and are of very little use when it comes 

 to real work in life." 



" Well, you needn't think that of Glory ," declared 

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