THE SWAN. 
The Tame Swan is a very fine bird ; we also call 
him the Mute Swan, for he has no cry. The Wild 
Swan is not so big as the Tame Swan, and he is 
not mute ; he has a very loud cry, but he does not 
sing. He does not fly much by day, but as soon 
as the sun has set, he will rise up from some lake 
or mere, and fly for a long time, and he will like it 
best when the moon is at the full. A mere is a 
kind of lake, or very big pool, but it is not so deep 
as a lake in any part of it. More than one Swan 
will live on the same lake, and when many of them 
fly all at once, one is sure to take the lead : this 
