THE BLUE TIT 
After this^ since it had no terrors for him, the 
trap was propped open, and the happy Tit allowed to 
eat as much of the chopped suet and hemp-seed as 
he wanted. 
Another story tells how a pair of Tits began to 
build in a post-box, in which, every day, letters were 
posted. Sad to say, the faithful little mother was 
killed by a cruel boy, and the nest remained un- 
finished until the next year, when the father Tit 
found another mate. The nest was finished and 
seven eggs laid. The mother sat on these for a 
while, but one day an unusually large number of 
postcards filled up the box and she deserted her nest. 
The nest and eggs were taken away, but the 
next year the same pair built again, and this time 
they brought up their brood in safety, although 
letters posted were often found at the back of the 
sitting bird. The parents used to fly in and out of 
the slit through which letters were posted, and they 
did not seem disturbed when the door was opened 
for the box to be cleared. 
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