^r WOODMYTH & FABLE 



^«1 



ments would just escape him. In the 

 woods he saw strange tracks, and one day, 

 at length, he saw a wonderful bird making 

 these very tracks. He had never seen the 

 bird before, and would have thought it a 

 great rarity had he not seen its tracks every- 

 where. So he leamed that the woods 

 were full of beautiful creatures that were 

 skilful and quick to avoid him. 



One day, as he passed by a spot for 

 the hundredth time, he found a bird's nest. 

 It must have been there for long, and yet 

 he had not seen it ; and so he learned how 

 blind he was, and he exclaimed: *'Oh, 

 if only I could see, then I might understand 

 these things ! If only I knew ! If I could 

 see but for once how many there are and 

 how near! If only every bird would wear 

 over its nest this evening a little lamp to 

 show me! " 



