THE MENAGERIE, SCHONBRUNN 



building there were kitchens, and the Empress 

 used to give dinner-parties in the place where 

 now are parrots and cockatoos of all colours, 

 screaming at one another and keeping up a 

 terrible noise. 



The ceiling above them is beautifully painted, 

 the subjects being scenes from Ovid's " Meta- 

 morphoses," and from each of the eight windows 

 one looks out on to enclosures of wild animals. 



So in Schonbrunn Park people can always find 

 something to interest and please them. 



In the woods there are innumerable birds ; 

 one might fancy oneself miles away from town, 

 whereas Schonbrunn is surrounded on three sides 

 by houses and a short ride in the electric tram 

 will take one into the centre of Vienna. 



CONSTANCE JULIA HILL 



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