THE OWL. 
Here is an Owl in a cage. Poor bird ! It is a 
pity to keep him shut up in a cage all his life ! In 
a farm yard he is of more use than a cat, but in a 
cage, you see, he is of no sort of use, and I am 
sure he does not like it. Let us set him free ; we 
will not do so now, for the Owl can not fly well by 
day, but as soon as it gets dusk we w^ill take him 
to the barn and open his cage door, and I know he 
will be only too glad to fly out. He is an odd bird 
to look at, he has such big eyes ; and if you will 
look at him you will see him open and shut them 
