the most public place he could find. The arbour was amere shed supported by wooden posts, and quite open on the side nearest tohis hole. The hole was not more than a yard or two off. People sat and-looked at it constantly. Not that anything could be seen, for the hole ran in THE KINGFISHER. 63 a… … THE KINGFISHER. The kingfisher had several fishing places. Sometimes he perched on thebranch of a willow that overhung the stream, where he would sit for manyminutes, lazily resting himself. He grasped the stem with his small red feet, his glossy back shining in 64 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. the sun, and…
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