THE LITTLE NEST.
Mr, and Mrs. Thrush had built a lovely nest of moss, straw, mud and leathers. " I onlv hope some horrid girl or bov •won't s'eal it," said Mrs. Thrush. " Poor Mrs. Blackbird had her's taken, I heard. " Yes," said Mr. Thrush, and she had five eggs in it, too." Soon after that the Thrushes had fivo lovely egtis in their nest, and after tli.it five dear little baby thrushes. Oh! how proud those parents were! One day, when Mr. ihrush was away looking foi grubs, a little girl and boy came along by the nest, and Mrs. Thrush got quite a* fright, but soon recovered, as the little girl °said to her brother: " Oh, look, Tom; there'; a thrush's nest up there, if we keep still we might sec the. babies getting fed!" .1 hen Mr. Ihrush returned with a grub, which lie divided among his family. Mrs. Thrush told him about the girl and boy. and how they wanted to see the babies fed. And often after that Tom and Jean watched the little, thrushes being fed. Later on they watched them learning' to fly, which'really was interesting and amusing. Original. By Connie Cuff, Katikati.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)
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199THE LITTLE NEST. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)
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