The Burgess Bird Book for Children

ght Mr. Sun had hardly begun his daily climb up in the blue, blue sky. It was nothing unusual for Peter to see jolly Mr. Sun get up in the morning. It would be more unusual for Peter not to

and there was so much happening on every side, and Peter was so afraid he would miss something, that he wouldn't have slept at all if he c

s he hopped over a low place in the old st

tut, tut! You don't know what you are talking about, Peter Rabbit. They are not

o sit up with shining eyes. "Oh, Jenny Wren, I'm

about, as only she can, in a branch above Peter. "I never was more thankful in my life to see a place

funny creatures. You never stay put; at least a lot of you don't. Sammy Jay and Tommy Tit the Chickadee and Drummer t

know what you are talking about, and no one sounds so silly as

d for fear something might have happened to you so that you wouldn't be back here this summer. You know me well enough, Jenny Wren, to know that you can't hurt me with your tongue,

s snapped. "Why do you

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without eating any more than you can, and in winter there is no food at all here for most of us, so we go where there is food. Those who are lucky

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ue just the same. It isn't home down there in the sunny South, even if we do spend as much time there as we do here. THIS is home, and there's no place like it! What's that, Mr. Wren? I haven't seen all the Great World? Perhaps I haven't, but I've seen enough of it, let me tell you that! Anyone who

Peter, for all the time Mr. Wre

tongue rattled on. "I do wish he would be careful. Sometimes I am afraid he will overdo. Just look at him now! He is singing so hard that he is shaking all over. He always is that way. There

ld with all your might," int

"I suppose I do scold a good deal," said she, "but if I didn't goodn

t journey up from the s

ed, and just follow along behind Mistress Spring, keeping far enough behind so that if she has to turn back we will not get caught by Jack Frost. It gives us time to get our new suits on the way. You kno

brown. Brown and gray are my favorite colors.

. It goes well with almost everything. It is neat and it is useful. If there is need of getting out of sight in a hurry you can do it if you wear brown. But if you wear b

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times of danger these are the folks dreadful things happen to. You see they simply can't get out of sight. For my part I would far rather be simply and neatly dressed and feel safe than to wear wonderful clothes and never know a minute's peace. Why, there are some families I know of