THE TWO WRENS. A wren lived in an old tree. She had made her nest in the same hole for two years. The third year, when she came to build her nest, she saw a young wren in the hole. "What are you here for?" said the old wren. "I am here to build my nest," said the young wren. "You must not, that is my place," said the old wren. 66 It is not! It is mine!" cried the young one. "I was here first See what I have done! this year. Look at the bits of moss I have It is my brought here to make my nest!" "I can not help that. place," said the old wren. "I have had this tree two years, and now, when I come back again, I find you here." "And I mean to stay here," said the young wren. Then the old wren began to peck at the young one, and tried to tear the moss and bits of bark from the nest. THE TWO WRENS-Continued. Then the old wren and the young one had a hard fight. Each one cried out, "It is my place." "No, it is mine. I was here first." "No, I was 66 66 "Aha!" said a bluebird, who was in another tree near by. What is all this noise about?" 66 So he went to see what it was. 66 wren. "No, it is not her place; it is my place," said the young one. "Let me see the place," said the bluebird. "What a dark hole it is!" Then the bluebird hopped into the nest. 66 You can not have it," he said to the old wren, "because the young wren was here first this year. "You can not have it," he said to the young wren, "because the old one had it last year. "I think I will stay here myself." So the foolish wrens had to. fly off and find some other place. LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils write the following exercise, and supply the missing words. Let pupils make two statements about the wrens, either oral or written, in complete sentences. |