78 More Tales of the Birds 



result of a kindly deed. The next day they 

 had to leave the river and all its delights, and to 

 return to work and duty : but they cannot forget 

 the Sandpipers, nor, when the birds return 

 after their winter sojourn in the far south, will 

 they fail to look out without misgiving for their 

 human friends. 



