Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-11-12
TRUE STORIES ABOUT POIIK. :
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THERE was once a Poll Parrot who
loved to pick chicken-bones She would
sit upon The back of chair, holding on
by one claw, while she grasped a chicken
bone with the other; and then she looked
very much as II she were playing flute.
Kitty liked chicken. bones. too; and
whenever she saw Polly enjoying one, she
always thought that she ought TO haveiit
herself She was q sly puss, and at last
she thought of way to get Polly's bone
from her without beng bitten by her
strong, black beak.
Polly had violent temper 50 that
when she was angry she did not know
what she was about Kitty made the most
of this. She would jump up into the seat
of the chair upon the back of which Polly
was sitting with her bone. Then, watch
ing her chance, Kitty would raise her paw
and gently tap the end Of her bone. hofaroy
Polly would get into a great rage ut
once; she would scream out, and try TO
bite Kitty, and this would make Polly
| drop the bone. Then Kitty would quietly
jump down after the bone, and searnper
of with it Wasn't she b. sly Kitty? r
| II.
Polly had grudge against Kittysfor
| getting her chicSenIbones So one day.
when she saw Kitty lying sound asleep
on the kitchen-floor /, With her tail straight
out behind her, she climbed down fhom her
cage.
| I, Waddllng across the room TO where Kitty
was peacefully sleeping, Polly seized her
tail in her beak. She BIT pretty hard, aud
Kitty gave piteous Hles5, and fled from
the Kitchen. easga 4tl4l-rq o. zaig..
After Kitty had had her tail bitten, she
never went to sleep in the kitchen with
out keeping one eye open to watch Polly.
Polly would start for Kitty's iail, but as
il took her long time to walk across the
floor, Kitty would lie quite still and take
nap until Polly had reached her then
Kitty would jump up and -En to the other
end of the room. i +. .sr v,i-i.r
Kitty would then lie down and calmly
watch Polly waddle back after her, only
to have Kitty again Jump up and run back
Just where she was before. ,Hs 80
Polly would scream and bob her head
up and Gown in great rage i.but she sever
: seemed to make up her mind that she
! ! could not catch Kitty. Polly would keep
wsddling back and forth after Kitty for
an hour at time; and really believe
Kitty enjoyed it as very good joke. =.
1t was funny TO hear Polly scoldS her
, self She liked to get up on the window
seat and rap with her beak on the pane
but we were afraid she would break IL; SO
!, we always scolded her when she did SO
= and at last she learned to scold herself
Y This is the way she would 60 on; Rap
|, rap, rap Naughty Polly, naughty Pol
i lyl" Rap, rap, rap; Naughty Polly v
Rap; Naughty, naughty Polly - Rap,
: rap, rap, rap, lap; /" Naughty, naughty
n naughty, naughty Polly |" No .s-r,-. 1els,
IS We could always tell when she wa
X going into the dining room, where she wa
e not allowed to be; because, as sheswaddlet
through the hall, she would call out. e G.
n back, Polly; go back u iysr..s s-j1, -.
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n Once Polly climbed idto neighbor'
# pantry window, and began picking It,
Il pieces some bread and vegetables tina
had been laid on the shelf ready for din
n ner. =, A.,Aa --.l
: The folks found out that she was there
, but did not dare touch her, for fear OF be
q ing bitten. They sent oyer for one of III
: to come after her but, by the time WI
arrived, the nice slices of bread were al
crumbled, and the lettuce was all bitten
and torn. AZ Fgr sht q ....,E S.t,.TrS.
!, Polly was sometimes very loy lag, espe
eially to myisister Anna. aAnnH awoplC
> take her, and hug her close.snp atosshel
e bosom. Polly would spread her wings
and make a cooling sound. -. . 60,
d AT these times she was as gentle as |
o dove but, when her anger was aroused
4 woe to the incautious hand athat zap
4 preached heri Lucky for thu. hand If il
. were not bitten TO the bones-1ht
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