CHAPTER VI
MISTER ROBIN DECIDES TO TAKE A VACATION
The days sped by, and the baby robins grew so fast that very soon the four filled the nest chock-full, and so one day Robert Robin was not much surprised to see two of them standing up in the nest.
“Sit down at once, children!” he said. “You might fall out and frighten your mother!”
But the next day little Sheldon hopped out of the nest and stood beside it, and Elizabeth insisted upon standing so near the edge of the nest that Mrs. Robin was very nervous for fear she would upset the nest and spill Montgomery and Evelina to the ground.
“Do sit down, child!” said Robert Robin. “Your mother does not like to have you stand up in the nest that way!” But Elizabeth gave a great jump and in a moment she was standing on a big limb fluttering her wings, and getting ready to fly. Then little Sheldon gave a great jump and flew clear into the maple tree. Mrs. Robin was very much excited, and was screaming loudly, and Robert Robin was saying, “Tut! Tut!” and jerking his tail up and down.
Suddenly Evelina stood up and jumped and the nest went rolling over and over down the side of the tall basswood tree, spilling little Montgomery, heels over head.
“Do be careful! Do be careful!” screamed Mrs. Robin. “You will all be killed! You will all be killed!”