PUTTING SALT ON THE TAIL OF A GOOD-THOUGHT-BIRD

Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 10, 11 December 1931, Page 9

PUTTING SALT ON THE TAIL OF A GOOD-THOUGHT-BIRD

“Wouldn’t it be fine to take a bouquet of these flowers to old Mrs. Brown sometime?” said Bobbie. “That is a fine idea. Why don’t you put salt on the tail of your good thought?” laughed Mother. “Put salt on the tail of my good thought?” questioned Bobbie with a puzzled look. “What do you mean?” “Just this, Bobbie. A good thought is much like a bird. It flits our way, then flies away again and is gone, unless we catch it—unless we ‘put salt on its tail.’ ” “But you know, Mother, what a hard time I had trying to put salt on the tail of a bird I wanted to catch,” laughed Bobbie. “Yes, but putting salt on the tail of a good-thought-bird is much easier; all that is necessary is to go and do the good thing at once before the thought has a chance to fly away.” “Oh, I see!” said Bobbie, as he began picking a choice flower here and there. “I’ll make this bouquet for old Mrs. Brown now. I’ll sprinkle the salt right on the tail of my good-thought-bird and catch it before it has a chance to fly away from me.”