"For some time they danced in and out of a little circle which they made. They received constant applause.
"It was something new and different to have a ballet dance at the concert. The birds were very much impressed with the chickadees for being so up to date.
"The chickadees were delighted that their concert had been such a success, for, as a matter of fact, they had been rather nervous in getting up a concert when the other birds had given such beautiful ones during the spring. They knew that their voices were not at all lovely, but the birds had wanted to hear them, and now the chickadees were very, very happy."
THE COLONY OF STARLINGS GIVE A BALL
They Took Little Flying Trips.
The birds gave concerts early every morning and sometimes, too, they would give an extra one just after the sun went down in the afternoon. Jack and Evelyn loved to hear the birds sing, and they told daddy that they were really learning to know the various songs of the different birds.
"I have meant for some time," said daddy, "to tell you a story about a ball the starlings gave some time ago. Now the starlings are not singers. They can only chirp and twitter, but they love music and enjoy hearing all the other birds. They are great friends with the robins, and when they suggested giving a ball the robins were at once ready to help them with it."
"I don't believe we know what starlings are. We may have seen them and not have known what they were," said Jack.