The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-21
CHILD TRAINING
IN THE HOME
The THREE FRIENDS
lBy Natherine DaViesl

tree grew on AhH N1k& o. NNaaAtA "a
wood. The tree Was 90 tail that ita
top branches reached Gus over the
heads OF al is neiwhbors. Oae morn
ing three friends we're talking together
under the tree a tat green froE q
frisky gray squirrel. and little brown
thrush whose wings we're not strong
enough to ny.
"oh. MY" said the little brown
thrush looking up into the green
branches. ''wouidnt it be fine u We
could all live Up among those shiny
green ieavesq"
We'll. YES Il might slid the gray
squirrel but I'm pretty wei COM
tented where ! am. ! car gather plenty
OF nuts down here and store them
away without much trouble. II lived
In one of those high branches Il would
take me twice a. long 20 get 20 ms
nest and e would mean q great deal
more work. think I'D just as soon
stay where ! am"
Wei. for my part" croaked the
frog, = don't believe IN doing any
more than you have 20 90. I can get
enough bugs and insects down here
! really can't see any sense IN going
higher"
oh. but think how many lovely
things you could see up there. and how
much more you could hear" said tire
little brown thrush. and I shouldn't
wonder q biz n you could do more
when you were Up higher. I'm going
70 try 70 set up just A. high a.
can
"oh. no." laughed the squirrel
How do you expect 20 get up You
can't rs yet and you can't climb the
way can. What's the sense IN eoinr
10 all that work. say us foolish
And 80 do I" croaked the frog
Cant you see enough and hear
enough and DO enough down here IN
tho grass You don't find me over
working and doing any more than
absolutely have 70 do" And with that
the frog settled himself IN the grass a.
the roots q the tree: and there DE
stayed
But tac llttio brown thrush began
right away 20 learn 20 fly II was hard
a. first, and she had 70 try many times
before she was able 20 reach even
the first branch. But ono day sho DID
reach u II was more beautiful than
she had dreamed. and when she had
found out all the lovely things about Il
she called down 70 her two friends and
begged them % come up and share her
pleasure. The green frog fatty re
fused % leave his grassy home. bat the
gray squirrel after thinking IL over
decided 20 go. He climbed up the tan
trunk 20 the first branch and found %
every biz az delightful as the little
thrush had said 50 then and there ho
decided 90 stay. - soon as he had
rested. he went 10 wok 20 make his
nest. BUT the little thrush dldn't stop
At the first branch. Each day she kept
going a little higher, and each day she
kept growing a little stronger. and
each day she kept finding something
new and beautiful that the higher
branches had 20 offer and each day
she begged the squirrel 90 follow her
"Oh. " you would only come un here.
sho would say. I'm sure you would
be happier; why / am getting stronger
every day. ! feel as u something won
derful were going 20 happen to me-"
oh. | don't think Anything very
wonderful can happen 20 you called
back the squirrel you are only a lit-
tie brown bird and about all your ever
do VIII be 20 fIy and chlrp q little
Please don't bother me any more with
your eoaxing. I'm getting quite tired o.
a. and besides I've fully made up ms
mind 10 stay right here"
After that the little thrush stoppod
coaxing the squirrel and spent all her
time and strength IN trying % reach
the top q the tree
One spring morning she reached it,
the very tip-top - the Big tree-and
Oh. what glorious moment Her little
heart almost burst with the JOY Of Go
All as she looked out over the sun-lii
tree tops and spires and up into the
blue sky. Oh. II she could only teii
someone about it--and then. the won
derfui thing happened. for just as she
opened her mouth out poured one %
the sweetea, bird songs the world has
ever heard!
Grace and Charlie on their way e.
school stopped 20 listen. "oh. lock-"
cried Charlie. THE bird g on the very
tip-top ~ the big tree" "Oh. I see itt"
called Grace. Doesn't a. sound az II
Il were telling ua how beautiful IL fa
away up there ?"