"Soon Mr. Goldfinch came out to sing his solo. At first his song was very fine and all the other birds cried, 'Bravo,' 'Wonderful,' 'Gorgeous,' at the end of the first verse. And they all sang these words in their own little bird ways.
"But at the beginning of the second verse Mr. Goldfinch tried to sing a trill that was too hard for him.
"And what do you suppose happened? Mr. Goldfinch's voice cracked, and all the birds tittered and flew off the fence, chatting with each other.
"'Well, wasn't that a disgrace—and at the fairy queen's concert, too!'
"As for Mr. Goldfinch, he hid his head in shame and felt very wretched, but the fairy queen waved her wand, and said to every one: 'This concert was given so Mr. Goldfinch would learn to be natural and not try things beyond him. We all like you as you are, without silly, vain actions—sing us a simple song now, and we'll forgive you!'
"So Mr. Goldfinch learned he mustn't try to copy the canary."
THE BATS HAVE A JOLLIFICATION
How the Bats do Love the Night!