50 
THE STRANGELAND BIRD LIFE 
He Saw Emperor’s Next Door Neighbor Reach Over and Steal a Stone 
another yard. Here he was seized quickly by 
the ear and sent spinning right out of town. 
“Well!” he exclaimed, when he had about 
recovered his breath to realize what had hap¬ 
pened. “Well! I don’t believe that I like living 
in a town near as well as I thought I should.” 
Just then he looked over where his friend Em¬ 
peror was standing and saw him steal a stone 
from one of his neighbors when his back was 
turned. 
“Well!” said Stormy, straightening up. 
“These people certainly have queer habits, and 
