The Washington times., 1925-09-04
FOXY
GRANDPA
<<ToxY GRANDPA" shouted
Bobby, one day as he

Bobby, one DAY as pe
came running into the
house, AZ do believe somebody's
| canary has gotten away and is
perching out in our oak tree"
/ hurried out Of the house to
see il somebody's little pet had
escaped and If it was getting
along all right.
r looked up into the tree and
just then a streak of yellow
fitted over my head.
"I'H have to wait until he
comes back. Bobby" I said.
He'll be back, Foxy Grandpa"
said Bobby. Hes been flying
back and forth for quite a while"
/ waited and sure enough in a
little while back came the little
bird.
"Oriole," I exclaimed. No
wonder you thought he was a
canary when you saw him from
a distance, Bobby"
"I wonder if he is going to
build a nest in that tree" sug-
gested Bobby.
IT hope so" said L. Perhaps
he is just looking the ground over
and then maybe he will bring his
wife to see it.
1 went into the house and that
afternoon Bobby came running
in and said:
Foxy Grandpa! The orioles
back. But he has another Kind
of bird with him. II can't be
his wife. because she hasn't the
yellow breast like he has"
went out to see the orioles
companion and then spoke to,
Bobby.
THAT is Mrs. oriole, Bobby"
But she doesn't look like
him."
II know 1t, Bobby But you
see, Mrs. Orioles taste in dress
isn't as flashy as that of her hus-
band. But they're married all
right and I'm very happy to
think they have chosen our oak
tree to. set up housekeeping in"
80 am I. Foxy Grandpa said
Bobby IT hope she will hurry
up and lay some eggs"
1T was not long after that that
Bobby came running in and said:
Foxy Grandpa, l was climbing
up in the oak tree when the
orioles were out and peeked
into their nest. There are three
eggs In it-purplish white eggs
with red and gray spots on
them"
Fine" said I.
Weeks passed, and one morning
we heard the greatest chirping
and cooling out in the oriole house
hold. The babies were Matched
out!
Then for weeks how busy that
mother and father were flying
back and forth with worms and
insects in their bills to feed their
babies, who considered had the
most enormous appetites. They
were always crying for food!
Finally the day came when the
babies climbed up on the top Of
the nest. How proud the little
fathre and mother were! And
then one day off out of the nest
flew two of the fat little babies
and before their mother knew 1t
were perched close together on
the next tree.
She never left them, but kept
fluttering near them and bring
ing them dainty morsels, (which
they grabbed out of her mouth
and then cried for more.
Evening came. Mrs. Oriole was
getting very nervous. She wanted
to get her babies back home and
tucked safely in bed for the night
But the two little ones were
afraid to fly. They wouldn't
bulge, no matter how much their
mother coaxed them. How she
did plead and coo to them-and
then scold.
Finally she could stand 1t no
longer. What do you think she
did? She got right under them
and showed them off the branch
on which. they were huddled close
together. Before the babies knew
it they were flying right home
after their mother and soon she
had them snug in the nest and
her own head under her wing
worn out, just like all mothers
are when the days work is done
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