The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-10
BEDTIME STORIES
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
TWO WAYS OF SEEING THINGS.

everything will be clean and the
whole country will be green.
This weather is too hot" said the
sparrow; Il do not like it."
ooh! | like it," said the robin, "thc
rorn will grow and the cherries, too
Do YOU like IT, cold weather." he
asked the sparrow.
NO" replied the sparrow; that is
the trouble with this world; it is all
wrong; it is either too cold or too
hot"
"Why do you not 80 South, as | do,
when the cold days come asked the
robin.
1T is too far to travel" replied the
sparrow. Now look at that sun shin
ing" he said Il do not see why the
rain did not keep on falling as long
as it had started"
we can find plenty of worms now"
said the robin.
"They will all be big ones said
the sparrow. Il do not like them
best, besides it is too muddy. shall
stay here a while where it is cool"
Yes, it is nice and cool after the
shower" said the robin; 1.-THE breeze
will soon dry the trees
And we'll all get cold. | suppose
said the sparrow; 1.-The idea of a
breeze like this blowing after a
shower! Yes, | am sure | shall take
a cold"
There is the maid throwing us
crumbs" said the robin; "let us fly
down and get them"
"She is probably putting them there
so the cat will get us when we pick
them up" said the sparrow.
oh. no." said the robin, "she is
kind-hearted girl and often throws
them out for the birds"
So the sparrow flew down with the
robin.
They are nice crumbs" remarked
the robin as he hoped about.
They are too big" said the spar
row. Il wish she had broken them
in smaller pieces, and she scattered
them about so we would have to hunt
> for them, | suppose"
Here is some water said the
robin, hopping to a basin that had
been put out for the hens.
Those hens have everything where
d they can find it, said the sparrow.
I'VE have the benefit of it also"
said the robin
That may be-" said the sparrow.
''but no one ever put out a basin of
water for us. 1t is hard world. This
morning my nest was almost de-
stroyed by careless woman who at
tempted to open blind behind which
/ had my nest, but | flew about and
made such a fuss that she fastened
the blind again and saved my home"
Il think she was very kind
woman to do that" said the robin,
"for no doubt she wished to shut out
the hot sun and keep her room cool"
"She should look first" replied the
sparrow. "and have some thought of
others She might have known that
there was nest behind that blind"
you should build in trees" said
the robin. where there are no blinds
to close"
And have the cat get me-" said the
sparrow. mo. | thank you. I'll build
behind blinds and if people are I'M
kind enough to disturb us we must
fight for our rights
at is raining again. said the robin:
'let us fly back to the tree"
Did you ever see such luck" said |
the sparrow. Il had just finished dry
ing nav feathers. Oh, this world is all
wrong. The days will soon be short |
again, and we shall have to go to bed |
early and get up late. Why can't we
have days all the same length, should |
like to know?"
Il cannot explain that" replied the |
robin, "but | feel sure that the world |
is all right. Don't you think that your
view of it may be wrong?"
Wrong" exclaimed the sparrow.
with indignation in his voice. mo
indeed! 1t is the world that is wrong, |
not l. Goodnight" he said, as he flew /
away. stat
The robin locked after the sparrow !,
for moment. Il am glad | do not /
feel the way the sparrow does.' he |
said to himself. He is unhappy. and
| am inclined to think the fault is /
with him and not with the world II
think it is beautiful, glorious world
to live in
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