80 A TOAD WITH HORNS. 



K'o tickets have they, bat all the same they are conveyed safely. 

 Doubtless the great birds like this warm covering for their backs. 

 In this way the small birds pay their fare 3 and it is these last who 

 must be out in the wet if it rains. 



The little passengers are of different species, like Americans, Irish, 

 Germans, and Chinese, travelling together in cars or steamships. 

 Their journey takes them through the air, high above the wide 

 sweep of waters. They are close companions on the way. 



By and by they reach the beautiful South country. There they 

 build nests and sing sweetly, as they build here, and sing for us in 

 our happy summer-time. 



Indeed, God cares for the sparrows ! 



A TOAD WITH HORNS. 



Mark always went to the post-offlce at noon on his way home 

 from school, and May always met him by the elm-tree. 



One day the two children came running into the house, calling 

 " O mamma, come quick and see what we have got ! " 



"Well, Mark, what is it?" mamma asked, as she came into the 

 room. 



" We don't know. It came in the mail and it's directed to Mark 

 and May Arwine. What do you suppose it is? Who could have 

 sent it? " The children danced around the table, on which lay a 

 small square box. 



" I think I know who sent it," Mrs. Arwine said, smiling. "What 

 it is I cannot tell. The quickest way to find out will be to open 

 the box." 



So Mark cut the strings. May looked on, getting her head so 

 much in his way that the scissors almost went into her eyes. 



When he took off the cover something hopped up in her face. 

 She screamed with fright, and even Mark jumped quickly out of 

 the way. 



