Once there " ^ \\ ere two pretty 



young birds, as „ ^^ ^ blue as a piece 



of the sky. They ; c^-c;,.:. thought they 



would keep house togetlie}- -tjar v '-"** in the limb of a 



tree. Their family name ~"^^;_._^_^^ was Gnat-Snap- 



per; but they were not in the * least related to 



the Snap-dragons or Snapping-turtles. In fact, you never saw 

 a sweeter, gayer pair in all the days of your life. 



Their nest was very neat, and the three eggs in it were white, 

 with a pink blush all over them, like the blush that lies on apple- 

 blossoms. 



" How pleasant it is to have a home of our own! " said the bird- 

 wife, looking at the eggs, with a twinkle in her eye. 



