THE WHITE STORK. 
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taken with frogs, mice, small birds, worms, meat, and 
such kinds of bait: it soon learns to know its master, and 
becomes attached to him; will come when called by 
name, allows itself to be coaxed and petted, and will 
follow its owner like a dog, while it carefully avoids a 
stranger. If, during its master’s absence, it meets with 
any annoyance, it will, on the return of the former, 
express its distress by snapping and curious posturing, or 
movements of the wings, or at any rate show its delight 
at the absentee’s return. The bird’s wings need not be 
pinioned, as it soon becomes used to flying in and out. 
In the winter it must be lodged in a warm stable or shed, 
and its drinking-water kept free from ice. When the 
time for migration arrives, the tame bird usually becomes 
very restless, and will also fly to the place of muster, as 
though intending to depart with its companions, but 
generally returns insulted, after having been well beaten 
and scouted, to its old home. Still cases have been 
known where the longing to depart proved irresistible, 
and the bird has left with the rest; but it has also 
been known that such birds have again reappeared, and 
given loud utterance to their old affection for their 
master. A tame Stork, on the estate of Count Zichy, in 
Upper Hungary, returned joyfully one fine morning from 
his journey to Africa, strode up the garden, in no way 
disturbed by the happy cries of the children who recog¬ 
nized their long-legged friend, and walked, quite gravely, 
into the room for his breakfast, just as he had formerly 
been used to do. 
Popular story has embellished the history of the Stork 
with numerous legends. It is everywhere believed that 
this bird can exorcise fire, or that a fire will not break 
out in a house upon which it has its nest, and so 
