WILD PASTURES 



"Hi! Hi! Hi!" he shouted. "Fel- 

 low citizens, there 's a man in the woods 

 here. He is motionless, but he is only 

 making believe dead. Look out for 

 him!" 



Far and near the cry rang and was 

 taken up by others of his tribe who 

 passed the word along. " There 's a man 

 in the woods ! " they shouted, " look out 

 for him." The birds singing near by 

 ceased their songs for a moment that 

 they might have a look at the man, for 

 they understand the crow's note of 

 warning as well as if they too spoke 

 his language. 



The thrushes were singing now, and 

 after a while the catbird, lazy repro- 

 bate, awoke. He too, like the crow, is 

 a gossip, and more than that he is a 

 tease. He shook his head a little to 

 straighten the ruffled feathers of the neck, 



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