PLANTING 



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Oh," Mary looked at him with interest, " I know 

 Donald ; he 's in my class. And what do they call 

 you?" 



The new neighbor hesitated a moment. "The 

 fellows call me l Finnan Haddie,' " he said ruefully. 



Mary gave him 

 a glance of sym- 

 pathy and then 

 went on with her 

 planting. Al- 

 ready the row of 

 freshly planted 

 seeds reached half 

 the length of the 

 border. 



"Just look at the way that robin runs and then 

 cocks his head and listens," observed the new neigh- 

 bor, changing the subject. "I wonder what he 's lis- 

 tening for?" 



"He 's listening for his breakfast," explained Mary. 

 "He can hear the earthworms eating the ground 'way 

 down inside. Don't you wish you had ears like that ! 

 Mr. Trommel says it 's only the worms who stay up 

 too late that get caught, for all the good earthworms 

 are in their houses at daylight." 



" MARY 



WENT ON WITH HER PLANTING 



