How do the robins build their nest?
Robin Redbreast told me.
First a wisp of amber hay
In a pretty round they lay;
Then some shreds of downy floss,
Feathers too, and bits of moss,
Woven with a sweet, sweet song,
This way, that way, and across:
That's what Robin told me.
Where do the robins hide their nest?
Robin Redbreast told me.
Up among the leaves so deep,
Where the sunbeams rarely creep.
Long before the winds are cold,
Long before the leaves are gold,
Bright-eyed stars will peep and see
Baby robins one, two, three:
That's what Robin told me.
—George Cooper.
[THE BIRD'S EDUCATION]
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| owlets | training | educated | worms |
| hungry | nobody | raspberries | slipped |
| protect | quietly | woodpecker | flutter |
Copyright, 1900, by A. R. Dugmore.