44 OUR FRIENDS, THE BIRDS. 
Barry Cornwall sings: 
Mourn not for the Owl nor his gloomy plight 
The Owl hath his share of good; 
If a prisoner he be in the broad daylight, 
He is lord in the dark greenwood ! 
Nor lonely the bird, nor his ghastly mate; 
They are each unto each a pride; 
Thrice fonder, perhaps, since a strange dark fate 
Hath rent them from all beside! 
We know not always who are kings of day, 
But the king of the night is the bold brown Owl. 
QUESTIONS. 
Why does the Owl have few friends? 
Is not the Owl more useful than the cat? 
Why is the flight of the Owl so noiseless? 
Where do you find the Owl’s nest ? 
Why does the Owl have a more human-like look 
than other birds ? 
Where do Owls stay in winter ? 
Can Owls be tamed? 
In what scenes do the‘poets always speak of the 
Owl? 
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