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but was often oblif^ed to defend herself, nevertheless. The little do^ mij^ht 

 often be seen runninj^ about with the Crow balanced cleverly on her back. 

 She would carry him in this way all over the farm. Sometimes her little 

 curled-over tail with a temptinj^ tuft of hair at the end would prove too 

 much for Kinj^ Cole, and the ungrateful rascal would stretch out his head 

 and slyly tweak it. To dislodge him Nettle would promptly roll over, but 



YOUNG CROW 

 From nature, by E. G. Tabor 



was no sooner on her feet again than the Crow would be in his place and 

 ready for another tweak. I suppose I have seen this absurd performance 

 repeated a dozen times before Nettle could make her escape. 



The Crow was a most incorrigible thief, and made way with any number 

 of trinkets, etc., during his lifetime, many of which we never found. Like 

 the Magpie, which 1 believe is a first cousin to the Crow, he would steal, and 

 hide in all sorts of places, any bright-colored or sparkling thing that took 



