The Burgess Bird Book for Children 



hairy caterpillars and swallow them. When he 

 had eaten all those in sight he made holes in the 

 silken web of the nest and picked out the cater- 

 pillars that were inside. Finally, having eaten his 

 fill, he flew off as silently as he had come and 

 disappeared among the bushes farther along the 

 old stone wall. A moment later they heard his 

 voice, "Kow-kow-kow-kow-kow-kow-kow-kow !" 



"I suppose some folks would think that it is 

 going to rain," remarked Kitty the Catbird. 

 "They have the silly notion that Cuckoo only 

 calls just before rain, and so they call him the 

 Rain Crow. But that isn't so at all. Well, Peter, 

 I guess I've gossiped enough for one morning. 

 I must go see how Mrs. Catbird is getting along." 



Kitty disappeared and Peter, having no one to 

 talk to, decided that the best thing he could do 

 would be to go home to the dear Old Briar-patch. 



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