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time each year," the cuckoo answered. " All 

 men listen for the cuckoo's cry." 



"And I bring the warmth of summer, 

 together with the springtime," replied the 

 swallow, " and so in this cold land where the 

 summer is so late in coming we cannot pos- 

 sibly have a nest in common. The climate 

 will not permit." 



We are all familiar with the enmity be- 

 tween the sparrow and many other birds — 

 how the naughty sparrows drive away the 

 rightful owners from their nests. Hatred 

 of the sparrow is the motive of the next two 

 tales. 



The Sparrow in the Swallow's Nest 



A Tale of Finland 



When the swallow comes here (to the 

 land of Finland) in the beginning of the 

 summer, the sparrow chirps to her from the 

 edge of the roof : — 



" I have been here long. I have shivered 

 with the cold, I was always cold. I have 



