The Robin and the W^ren 



THE robin and the wren their names are linked 

 together. In the olden days country people seemed 

 to think that Kitty Wren was the wife of Cock Robin. 

 " The robin and the wren are God Almighty's cock 

 and hen," runs the old saying. 



Country people have not always shown the same 

 kindness towards wrens as to robins. 



The robin was ever a favourite among birds, because 

 of his trustful and engaging ways, and his faithful 

 attachment to gardens and houses. Nearly every 

 garden has its own particular robin, and in many 

 a cottage garden there lives a tame robin, who hops 

 indoors to pick up crumbs at meal-time. Sometimes 

 we have seen an old labourer sitting on a heap of flints 

 beside a road, eating his bread-and-cheese, while a 

 robin, a familiar friend, companion of his lonely hours 

 of work, hops about his feet to catch the falling 

 crumbs. " A robin in a cage," says another good old 

 saying, " sets all heaven in a rage." But the little 

 wren has been sadly persecuted, and some country boys 

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