THE CROW. 



HEREVER the crow "caws," 

 there is trouble. He may not 

 make the trouble himself, but 

 other people will. The farmer 

 :: ^^^a r ^ sees him at work or play in the 

 ^ ~^^- field, "and shoots at him. The 

 crow usually flies off, mumbling 

 something about " only hunting for grubs ! Did 

 n't mean to pull up the corn too." 



The crow is a relative of the blue jay, and has 

 many of the habits of the jay. The jay wears a 

 prettier coat than the crow, and perhaps it is 

 on this account that he is not so commonly 

 despised. Crow has a hard life of it, let him 

 live where he may. Next to the linnet, our 

 farmers hate him. All farmers everywhere hate 

 him, and so unlucky crow keeps as well out of 

 sight as he can. 



No need of telling any 

 one that the crow is 

 black. You would as soon 

 look for a red and blue 



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REFERENCE TOPICS. 

 Scarecrows. 

 Corn-planting. 

 Life-history of wire- 

 worms and cut- worms. 



