TELEPHONE TEDDY 



TEDDY is only ten months old and cannot say 

 "Halloa," yet he is always the first one in his 

 cosy home to reach the telephone when it rings. 



He has a cunning little head with wee shin- 

 ing eyes. He hops about on two tiny feet, and 

 the reason he gets to the telephone first is be- 

 cause he has two pretty wings the color of a 

 sunbeam. Have you guessed it, little friends? 

 Yes, Teddy Ross is a canary bird. 



His neat, clean cage is well supplied with 

 , birdseed, bits of fruit, and green leaves, for 

 Teddy needs to eat oftener than three times a. 

 day. He splashes about in a white bath-tub 

 each morning, and, like other little birds, sits 

 on his perch each night, asleep with his head 

 tucked under his wing. 



His kind friend, Mrs. Ross, opens his cage 

 door every day and lets Teddy come and go 

 as he pleases. Happy Teddy, to have such a 

 friend ! and dearly he loves her. 



Teddy is a temperance bird, for his only 



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