THE SPARROWS.
Have you watched the busy sparrows In the Spring, Flying swift as little arrowi On tho wing, Taking as they fly aloft Twig and string, And to make their nests quite soft Feathers bring? In tho Summer gav and free Up they Hit ? Thero within a sheltering tie# Safely sit. Tiny birdies byo and bye Willis must try, One by one they learn to fly To tho sky. But when winds of winter blow, Fierco and cold, "Where will tho poor sparrows go, Young and old ? On the haro trees, 'midst tho rain, Wet they sit, Sometimes look for food in vain— Not a bit! Birds aro happy in tho Summer, All the day, Autumn steals their cheery songs, Skies aro grey. When the dark, cold winter comes, Birds aro sad, Eo give tho sparrows lots of crumbs, Make them glad! —By Olive Gillon.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20656, 30 August 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)
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146THE SPARROWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20656, 30 August 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)
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