44 IN NATURE'S WAYS 



bark within, and a lining of moss, grass, sheep's-wool, 

 or deer's-fur. Very crafty and cautious are the 

 parents when they have young, and if they see danger 

 near the nest, they will circle overhead for hours at a 

 time, while the hungry young clamour in vain for 

 food. 



When hungry, the rauen is the picture of misery 



In olden days ravens often were kept as pets, for the 

 sake of their entertaining ways. They will bark and 

 growl like dogs, learn to coo like pigeons, clack like 

 the hen who has laid an egg, and speak a few words. 

 But they delight in worrying dogs and cocks and other 

 pets of a garden, and in stealing any bright thing that 

 takes their fancy. 



