BUSY BIRDS 
“See that beautiful little bird sitting in the tree! It 
is blue all over its back and wings, and even its head 
is blue,” said Bess. “But see what a pretty dull red on 
its breast!” 
“There is another one in that tree,” said Buddy, point¬ 
ing. “But that one is not so brightly colored.” 
“They are Mr. and Mrs. Bluebird,” Uncle Jack told 
the children. “You girls wear pretty ribbons and dresses, 
and the boys do not care about such things. But it is 
Mr. Bluebird that wears the pretty bright colors. He 
dresses up as fine as any girl, but Mrs. Bluebird wears 
just a plain work dress. They came back from their 
vacation just a little while ago.” 
“Birds don’t take a vacation, do they?” asked Buddy, 
very much surprised. 
“Yes, they do,” said Uncle Jack, as he smiled. “Mr. 
and Mrs. Bluebird work nearly all summer while you 
are playing. Then they go south for the fall and winter. 
The first thing they do when they get back is to find a 
place to build a nest. If you were a bird, where would 
you build your nest, so that it would be dry and warm, 
and where cats, snakes, and bad little boys could not 
find it?” 
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