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the plants and trees as she, and certainly none 
are so entertaining in song and habits ; and 
this she knows, and she acts accordingly. 
She says, You must leave these premises 
immediately ; you are well enough in your 
way, but I am a favorite here, and this tene- 
ment I must and will have.” 
So Mrs. Bluebird, or Mr. and Mrs. Wood- 
pecker, or that sedate old couple the eave 
swallows, after many remonstrances, leave 
their comfortable home, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Wren prepare to move in. But the house 
needs a deal of preparation. What an im- 
provident thing Mrs. Bluebird is ! ” says Mrs. 
Wren to her husband. Here she has only a 
few feathers, and pieces of cotton rags for fur- 
niture, and she has taken no pains to provide 
against the visits of that vile widow Cow Bun- 
ting. It will not do at all : there must be a 
different state of things here ! ” So the Wrens 
commence to carry large twigs and thorny 
sticks to the house, and they arrange them so 
that no one but themselves can find their way 
through them ; for they have not only to pre- 
