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The Tiny Folk

(A real story or real. children for very young children) I

“Mummy, just listen!" whisper- ed Laurie. as the clear silvery notes on a robin'a song floated in through the open window. “Is that a robin? What is he saying?"

Mrs. Page came to stand at the

window where the bright warm By Thorton

morning sun poured in across thi-

sill. She and Laurie looked nut COUSIN BANKER

for the maker of that sweet sonlz. Of mud or stone, or what you "There he is‘ See! Right on the Will. _

clnthes line post, "cxclaiincd Your lioiise may he loves haven

Laurie. “Doesn't hr. sound happy? S1111-

la he singing because it is fine?" —0ld Mﬁthel’ Nam"-

“Well I suppose that is part . . V

. ,,' . _ .. It i.=nt what a house is built of ll‘. smiled his molhei. But of. but [ha spmt within R that he Sm“ mu‘ 3”“ boron '1 sh”. Tl1Il((‘\‘ a real home Skimmer the 9'‘ He is smgmz abmn SNHHL T-tee Swallow had a-house of wood. and blue skies and, “cm. .gi.u>:‘Hl5 cousin, Fnrktail the Barn Swal- Kmwmﬂ‘ He ‘S “Ling mN‘wm llow had a foundation of mud. An- how happy he )5‘ H13 “Mp is llkmlnthirr cousin the Eaves Swallow 13' “earl” s"m°“.h°"p‘ hr lhbpytrllhad nails of] clay. But there was be looking tor 3 P1“? in M nnnther cousin still, and this one

‘v t." the” neS_ isinrnod wind. and ll‘.l.lrl and clay, "Thcrcs a lttlllll 'l"“" "‘ Hwlaiid uould have none of these ‘”''d‘’‘“ “'l‘”‘’ D‘”M3‘ ‘l““"' X" things. It uas Banker, smallest worms last. night. “L.:lurn‘ t'l‘l(‘fl. M the swanows Cousins‘ and the

pointing. "But that ii-bin lnnks “ﬁns and mm 0! his house were “'5' “k" "W "'1" "'1 “W W“ nf sand. That means that Bank- What does .1 niulhcr inbin lnrvklpr and Mrs Banker made me“, like?” lhnmo in the-‘ground They lived at

“She looks much llkc thc in-‘mm mm M. a mn'ne1 and ‘hey lhcr bird." (‘Xpli\ll1f'I'l Mrs. Page dug ‘ms tunnel them'Selves “But ‘he mom" ‘Hm’ as mum A lot nf gossiping went on among colored. Her back is moic grey the other Cousins when may got than the fathers. and hm‘ i'cdmEP1hH on the root 0! Farm" breast is really a pale ll:<>‘.\'|'I lB__0_”].S bR‘m When you son thrym l'tl»Z"lllr‘l' ‘ ‘ ' you'll be ablc to l(‘ll thc t'llllL‘i‘- ence."

"There he ilir-s rlown, ton." <aiii Laurie. “Yes, he looks fattcr, and his breast is bright Look. thcy both have found wm-:~1s. Will they eat them” I imiilriiit 0:1‘. uni-iii.<.

“I should hope not." lmiizhctl his mother. “You aicn't a robin, though. Robins think '.\'nrm.= taste as good as candy docs to _\nu. Let's watch them from the nthnr window. I havc an idea they arc the samc pair that nc-::t<‘(l 0\'t‘l' at Mrs. Blair's last spring.

"Why don‘t they niaks-. thnir nest in our cherry tree?" asked Laurie.

"Robins like to go back to the same place each ycar, if they can." said Mr.<. Pngc. “l\lr.s. Blair has no dog to bark at them, no cat to climb up after their U nest. and no children to make a “H3” 3'°“_‘°°“ C°‘"l" 3“‘k‘ noise and disturb them." "- aﬁked S_klmm"- “

"Look, there she is in the “N0: ",9l‘-‘lled F°"kl'3“~ Th“ 1‘- hnney suckle vino." said Laurie. I 53“: mm ‘m “"3 W33’ “P “"°“,‘ He and his mother wntchcrl as mt‘ 1‘”>””-" Smlulv but 1 “‘‘_‘_’'°“'' Mrs. Robin hopped about im the ~‘-‘/"'” mm 5m” we got here‘ thick vines. Then she flew across “ Mi’ 10 the maple free It" Ill!’ “W1 of “Robins are just like people. the house. Starting at the lnwest dear, They have mu-ids cf their branch. she kept hnrmin: up on to nwn. and not all people like my "18 next UN "l""“'*'- “mil -‘lit? same hoiiscs or the same places. fﬁiﬂhed the I00 I'm sure 5-nu wouldn't like living

“Sh?! l00ki|'1§ Thf‘m Fill "\'t‘|‘." in an ice house like the Eskimo. Explllned MI'5- P389‘ Away the Hnwevrr, Mrs. Robin has flown robin ﬂew to the tall clcctric ,~.“~ay so she must be sun trying “EM P011! ﬂ€3Tl3.V- "Th<'1l'S \\'hr‘rf‘ to make up her mind where to she built her nest last ycar." said built, her nest, She may come Mrs. Page. “That. ])(Il(‘ has a piorc back in our cherry tree after of wide board on tho (‘l'f\<< arm 31" and it makes a littlo shrlr. That "I liupt‘ sn." said Laurie. “l'm bﬁx UP Ill”? m-‘RC5 H Shvllet‘ going out to play and if I see her. from the wind " I'll tell her 1 want her to live in

_"I don't. think it is ncarly as our orchard. I‘m sure she would .'Ill'?(> or as comfortable xi: niir if I said ‘plcase."'

"Are you nesting yet. (‘ousin ]lankcr'."' asked Muddy.

trees." said Laurie. soiinrting ;i "Do that." smiled Mrs'." Page. bit. cross. "Why can‘t they live at “H.'\\'v .1 good time.“ and away nur nrchard'."‘ he wont. to play.

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENT FOR SEPTEMBER 1954

OIIARLOTTETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Enrollments for Kindergarten will be received during the coming week. Pupils must be age five by next December 30th.

The Board of School Trustees will give consider- ation tn the opening of an additional Kindergarten class at Prince Street School if there are sufficient ap- plications.

Parents are urged to make immediate application at the office of the School Superintendent, 140 Rich- mond Street or phone 6837.

W. Burgess I

“I saw him over by the Big River," said Muddy the Eaves Swallow. "He and Mrs. Banker were looking for a place to make 3 home over there."

“Funny folks. the Bankers. What in the world any one wants to live in the ground for. I don't know," said Skimmer. "I wouldn't feel safe a minute. Now, in an old house of Drummer the Woodpeck- er, or one of those nice houses put up by Farmer Brown's Boy, Mrs. skimmer and I feel perfectly safe.”

safer than you are in our home," declared Muddy.

"I don't see how," retorted Skim. mer.

"There are some who could climb up in the houses you mention, but no one can climb up to our nest up under the eaves,” replied Muddy. "We dont have to even think ot'Mr. Blacksnake. or Black Pussy the Cat, or any of the squirrel folk."

small cousins of ours, the Bankers, «an dig out inc homes they do. It must be an awful job. Their feet are small Just like our own. So are their bills. Their feet and their bills are all they have to work with. Can you imagine yourselves digging may, \|lly into a bank? I (‘an't. Yet, tho.-e Bankers do it, and never complain about it," said Forktall.

"Let's go see if we can find them." proposed Muddy.

So, Muddy and Forktall and Skimmer started over to the Big River. Being all of them swift of wing it didn't take them long to get there. Muddy remembered A certain bank where their small cousins had nested the year before. They were not there this time. So. the three cousins circled and circled, and finally Skimmer flew across the Big River to the other shore, and there he discovered I whole colony of his smaller cousins.

"Mrs. Muddy and I are even

“I really don't see how'those

P 10 The Guardian odnesdny. May 5. 1954

fire Destroys Covered Bridge

CHATHAM, N.B. (CP)-—-Fire of unlcnown origin early Sunday de- stroyed a 75-foot covered bridge at Black River. 12 miles Irom Chatham. !t was built about no years ago and renovated in 1912.

The bridge was near a school.

Most of the pupils live on the other

side of the river and the loss will necessitate a detour for them as well as for mail delivery and other traffic.

Ten days ago another covered bridge in Northumberland county. at 1,038-foot span at Red Bank, col- lapsed into the Miramichi river after fire consumed supporting timbers.

the Bank Swallows. It seemed as If Banker and all his relatives must be living there, yet he could see no home. Finally he caught up

with Banker.

"Are you nesting yet, Coualn Banker?" asked Muddy.

“Not. yet. but we will be soon." twittered his small cousin, and did a figure eight in the air.

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