Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-03
cried Nurse cane

feed themselves. Only they like me
to do it!' and she laughed and sang.
But this is the last time" she
said. after this you birds must
pick for yourselves"
The small birds said they would,
and Uncle Wiggily hoped away,
thinking how strange it was that
little birds must be fed by the sharp
bill of the mother.
That evening, when Uncle Wig
gily reached his hollow stump bun
galow, having hoped many miles
in looking for adventures. he was
met on the porch by Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy.
II have a surprise for you, Uncle
Wiggily." said the muskrat lady
housekeeper.
strawberry shortcake?" asked
the bunny, hopeful like.
"Well, l have that, too" said
Nurse Jane. But look here" She
lifted a soft cloth from a box and
showed Mr.. Longears a dear little
bird.
tits a baby robin that fell out of
the nest" said Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
at can't fly, and I brought it in to
keep it until it gets stronger. But
it's so hungry, Uncle Wiggily, and
though I've put nice dish of seeds
and crackers and milk, and worms
and bugs right under the baby
robins beak, it won't eat. Maybe it
hasn't got its eyes open and can
see"
ooh, yes, little birds come out of
the shells with their eyes OPEN -
said Mr. Longears.
"Then why doesn't this baby rob-
in eat?" Nurse Jane wanted to
know, I'm sure it's hungry, for 1t
opens its mouth as wide as it can
every time l come near. Look, it's
opening it's mouth now!"
And, surely enough, the baby
robin opened wide its big beak and
cried:
"Yip! Zip! Yip!"
Here, you silly bird! Eat!" cried
Nurse Jane.
She held a dish filled with all
sorts of good things for birds In
front of the baby robin, but,
though the little creature was hun
cry, it would not cat. 1t kept on
crying: "Yippy-yip"
whats the matter with him p
asked Nurse Jane.
HE doesn't yet know how to
eat" said Uncle Wiggy. He's been
used to having his mother thrust
food down his throat on her bill
And we must do the same"
But the mother robin isn't here
It's too late now, to go look fol-
her," said Nurse Jane. "And it Is sc
late that all the other birds have
gone to sleep in their nests, so we
can't get them to come and feed
this hungry bird with their sharp
bills"
1--WE must make sharp bill Of
our own" said the bunny. wait
I'll make this baby robin believe
his mother Is here"
Uncle Wiggily gnawed piece OF
wood into long point, like birds
bill. Then, to make it seem moro
like a bird, he tied on the stick
some feathers from Nurse James
stick, Uncle Wiggily stuck some
seeds with a little molasses.
"Now we'll feed the hungry
DlrQ, SAID Lne bunny. ana, Wnen
he held the feathered stick near
the little robin, it opened wide its
mouth. Uncle Wiggily put the food
covered stick down the birds
throat, off dropped the seeds and
other things and the little bird
swallowed them, fluttering his
wings happily.
That's the way to feed little
hungry BIRDS" said the bunny, and
after that Nurse Jane had nc
trouble. She kept the little robin
until it was old enough to fly away
and find its mother.
Uncle Wiggily had learned some
thing. you see, by watching the
other birds. And, IL the tea kettle
doesn't sing in the ear Of corn and
make 1t pop, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the flying fish