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The independent. ask no aid, They face the future unafraid.

Thunderer and Mrs. Grouse were getting an early morning breakfast 'n the Old Orchard. They were up in an apple tree, filling their crops with apple buds, Tommy Tit the. Chickadee and Sammy Jay, he of the blue coat with black and white trimmings, viere the first of the regular visitors to the Old Orchard that morning. They were the first to discover the two big visitors from the Green Forest, But it wasn't long before others made. the same di5c0Vel')'. It occasioned a lot of gossip among the regular Old Orchard folk Nobody objected to this wait, but over; body was surprised.

".lust look at the way they are eating those buds.” said Yank Yank the Nuthatch as he clung, head- down. to the trunk of a tree and watched Mr. and Mrs, Grouse. "If must be that times are extra hard zwer in the Green Forest."

"I should think they would feel Imeasy over here where they can

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so easily be seen in these bare ixees,” said Tommy Til. the Chicka- doe.

"if you flSl( me. they are taking a. rhiiiicr." said Sammy Jay. "Over in the Green Forest. they can al- ways dodge behind one of those trees that never lose their leaves." He meant, one of the trees always green, like the pines, and spruces

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"Anyway, as long as tlicy eat no- thing but buds. they won't inter- fere with us." said Yank Yank the Nuthatch.

Just then Sammy gan to scream "Tiilefl Thief!" He screamed at top of his voice. He denly darted down from the tree in which he had been sitting, and screamed again as he pretended he was going to pick the eyes of Black Pussy the Cat. who hitherto unnoticed had silently stolen from Farmer Brown's cioo:;xard. Black Pussy paid no attention to Sammy Jay, He paid no attention to the other birds, all of whom were now scrc:iming' at him. He croiiclieri close to the snow over which he was creeping toward the tree in which Thunderer and Mrs. Grouse were getting their breakfast, There was a fierce gleam in his yellow eyes. It wasn't exactly a hungry gleam. for Black Pussy was well fed. He never really went liungry. But Black Pussy is a natural hun- ter. The love of hunting is in him. The tip of his long black tail twitch- ed back and forth, back and forth. as he crept toward that tree His eyes were fixed on those two big Birds in that tree. They were out of his reach. yet not fur out of lzis reach, Perhaps they might come lower. Perhaps he might be nble to climb unnoticed near enough to catch one of them. Never had he seen them before.

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"If you ask me they are taking a chance," said Sammy Jay, k:g...

of them he had thought that I couple of Reno had gotten out of the henyard, He wouldn't have thought of touching those Hens in the henyard. But outside was an- other matter. Now as he drew near. them, he saw that they were not from Farmer Brown's henyard. and he was all the more eager to catch them. He would creep a few steps. 'then crouch still. glaring up at these strangers. How he did want to catch one of them.

Thunderer and Mrs. Grouse were so intent on getting the best break- fast they had had for quite a w ill: that they paid no attention to he screaming of Sammy Jay, and the others. When at long last they did see Black Pussy they were still un- nfrziid,

"He can't get us up here." said Thunderer. "We are prefectly late. I wonder who he is."

"He look; something like Yowier the Bobcat. who lives over in the Green Forest, Only Yowler isn't. black." said Mrs. Grouse.

"And Yowler hasnlt. a long tail like that fellow. Yow1er's tail is almost, as short. as Peter Rabbit's," said Tnunderer.

They paid no more attention to Black Pusy. not even when he crouched at the base of the tree. You see. they trusted to their stout wings to take them out of any possi- ble danger from him. Their only concern was the good breakfast they were eating. When their crops 'were full they would whirr away lback to the Green Forest. My. how good those buds tasted!

All the remainder of that. day they would feel better for that coed breakfast. It was the right way to start a clay: and though they didnt know it they were also starting a new year. For this was New Year's Day. Would that. every- one. everywhere could start this New Year as happily.

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