Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-19

as the most beautiful white birds in
the world" commenced Mother Snowy
Egret sadly. I'VE do not become 81
beautiful until we are full grown.
Then it is that our plumage is at its
best and our white feathers look so
WELL"
But why do you say 1t as though
II were a sorrow?" asked one of the
Snowy Egret children.
"Ah, children. our beauty has been
a sorrow TO us. And | am going to
tell you this story so you will know
how lucky you are to be safe, safe, in
the zoo.
"And, too. you must be very good TO
the keeper for he tells everyone he can
this story. especially to little girls so
that they will never be cruel when they
grow up"
III sounds like strange story" the
Snowy Egret birdlings said as they
nudged each other.
"When we are full-grown and just
at the time when the birdlings are
born," commenced Mother Snowy Egg
ret. "our white plumage is at it's best.
We want to look our best for the wee
little birds who come forth from the
eggs in our nests in the roOkeri and
we cannot change our ways now.
."But alas! Ladies, yes, ladies, like
to wear fine hats and they care more
for their hats than they do for US.
Because of them and because they
pay lots of money for aigrettes as our
plumage is called on their hats, hunters
kill the mother birds just after the
little birds are born.
"The little birds are left to starve
and die with no dear mother bird to
look after them.
"Just think, little bird!ings. there are
people who care more for a c2:'+' =
kind Of feather on a hat than they do
for the lives of little birds.
1T is hard to believe but it is true.
and if only they knew, if only they
really knew (for | can't believe they
would be so cruel if they really knew
what suffering they cause by wearing
such plumage they would never wear
aigrettes again; so they would never
have to kill the Snowy Egret Mothers
and leave the little ones to starve."
And the birdlings sighed happily
that they were safe in the zoo.
Now Nick and Nancy, who share
their stories with many other children
all over the country. far up North, way
20 Eos 20 in "a
Middle. everywhere, once year have
little chat in story with their
friends.
They ask their friends and all those
who know these stories who feel like
it TO write to Mary Graham Bonner.
COZ West One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street. New York city, and tell
what stories are their favOrites and
which stories they like to hear best.
Do they like animal stories, zoo
stories, fairy stories, stories of little
girls and boys, flower stories, bird
stories-or which kinds of stories are
their favorites?
Usually they have written that they
like to have great variety of stories
and that is what Nick and Nancy like.
too, but the majority say that they like
perhaps to have few more stories
about animals than any others.
But this year Nick and Nancy are
going to ask all their friends to please
pay special attention to Mother Egret' s
story and to refuse to ever wear al
grettes or feathers which mean the
lives of little birds. Birds of Paradise
feathers are cruel to wear. too.
And Nick asks his boy friends to
learn to know animals and birds and
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