re laid and hatched. The windows of the room were keptopen a little, so that the parent birds could go backwards and forwards asmuch as they chose. Nothing could exceed their tameness. They madethemselves perfectly at home; and when the gentleman who used the dressing- THE ROBm, 79 room was shaving… … ROBIN RED-B.REAST. from the hand of the gardener, and would sit on his knee at dinner-time tohave a share of the crumbs. The gentleman who owned the garden was veryfond of the robin ; and when winter came, he put him into an empty room,that he might have shelter as well as food. And lest the bird…
Birds -- Juvenile literature
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