2 STORIES OF EARTH AND SKY 



shivered and bent their heads to the fierce wind ; 

 and a flock of newly arrived Robins huddled in the 

 hemlock hedge, wondering what had become of 

 their friend the Sun, who had given the signal for 

 their journey, half suspecting him of having 

 played them a shabby trick. 



Tommy-Anne was sitting on a foxskin rug 

 before the fire in her bedroom, with no other 

 light besides what the logs yielded. She was 

 allowed a "go-to-bed" fire every chilly night, 

 and the fireplace was a frame in which she saw 

 wonderful pictures. 



A great many things had happened since the 

 Christmas Eve four years before, when Waw-be- 

 ko-ko, the Snow Owl, came to the Christmas 

 party, and Tommy-Anne halved her name with the 

 little brother. People often called her Tommy- 

 Anne still, in spite of the fact that Tommy was a 

 sturdy little chap, strutting about proudly in his 

 first knickerbockers, and puckering his lips to 

 make his very first whistle. 



In fact, this double name caused great confu- 

 sion in the house until the day when Tommy- 

 Anne took matters into her own hands, saying, 

 " I can climb better than ever, because my arms 

 are longer ; I ask as many questions, and I'm 

 only just beginning to understand a few of the 



