THE CROW'S "CHILDREN 95 



Well, sure enough, one after another of the 

 hundred eyes of Argus grew blinky and drowsy. 

 At last all were asleep. 



Then up jumped Mercury and killed the cruel 

 monster, and set lo free. 



Juno was sorry for her watchman. So she 

 saved his eyes and put them in the tail of her 

 peacock. 



THE CROW'S CHILDREN 



A HUNTSMAN, bearing his gun afield, 



Went whistling merrily, 

 When he heard the blackest of black crows 



Call out from a withered tree : - 



" You are going to kill the thievish birds, 



And I would if I were you ; 

 But you mustn't touch my family, 



Whatever else you do ! " 



" But how shall I know which ones they are ? 



Do they resemble you?" 



" Oh, no," said the crow, " they're the prettiest 

 birds, 



And the whitest that ever flew ! " 



