THE ROBIN AND THE WREN 219 



many puzzles to solve. What may be the real reason 

 of the robin's red breast ? Does the red breast in 

 any way serve to conceal cock robin from his foes ? 

 We know that our own garden robin is well concealed 

 by his colours when, at any time between late summer 



In olden days country people thought that Kitty Wren 

 was the wife of Cock Robin 



and early winter, he flies to a favourite perch of his 

 in a jungle of bramble and brier, maple and thorn. 

 The jungle is a medley of different tones, and at once 

 the robin seems to be part of it his bright breast is 

 no more to the passing eye than a red-dyed bramble- 



