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THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE 



story of the noble action of a stork whose nest was on a house 

 which caught fire. The bird did everything in her power to save 

 her young, but when she found she could not carry them off she 



Family of Storks 



remained and died with them. Storks, too, when once paired, 

 seldom separate except during the migratory season. They nest 

 together year after year in the same place. 



The stork has no natural and particular cry like most other 



