6; 



On the window sill was a bag of candies, left 

 there by little Annie. Her aunt had brought them 

 to her the day before. 



- With these the crow filled the holes left in the 

 earth, covering them carefully with the loose soil. 

 Then he went away to look for something else to do. 



When Annie came back for her candies they 

 were nowhere to be found ; instead was the empty 

 bag. " I do believe those greedy boys have eaten 

 up all my candies," cried the little girl, her lip 

 trembling and her eyes filling with tears. But her 

 brothers declared they had not touched them. 



While she was still wondering and complaining 

 her mother found the plants where they lay dead 

 and withered in the sun. " Oh, that mischievous 

 crow ! " cried the mother, running her finger down 

 into the loose earth. "Why, what's this?" she 

 added, for she felt something hard. She dug it 

 out with her finger. It was one of Annie's candies, 

 gritty with soil. 



The earth was emptied from the other flower 

 pots and then all the candies came to light. 



The mother said they were spoiled, but Annie 

 didn't think so. She brushed them off very care- 

 fully and she and her brothers ate them later on. 



