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by Mrs. C. Fairchild Allen THE RABBIT DAVID'S STORY LINES FROM COWPER SOME READY HELPERS A TRIUMPH .. Celia Thaxter

PART III.
THE CANARY'S STORY THE CAGED THRUSH .. R. F. Murray HOW TO CARE FOR A CANARY AN INDIAN STORY HIAWATHA'S BROTHERS .. Henry W. Longfellow TO THE CUCKOO .. John Logan OUR FRIENDS THE BIRDS \ FEATHERED TRAVELERS | WHEN THE BIRDS RETURN > .. Frank M. Chapman BIRDS' HOMES | THE ROBIN / ROBIN REJOICE .. Garrett Newkirk TO A SKYLARK .. Percy Bysshe Shelley FRIGHTENED BIRDS DON'T ROB THE BIRDS, BOYS .. Anonymous A GOOD SHOT .. Adapted THE GOLDFINCH BIRDS' TRADES THE SPARROW SPARROWS CHRISTMAS IN NORWAY .. Celia Thaxter THE CROW THE BLUEBIRD .. Emily Huntington Miller THE FARMER'S FRIEND THE WOUNDED CURLEW .. Celia Thaxter THE SANDPIPER .. " " THE COST OF A HAT THE HALO .. Rev. W. C. Gannett THE SNOWY HERON WINGED FISHERS WHAT THE LITTLE SEAL THINKS WHAT THE YOUNG SEABIRD THINKS WHAT THE BIRDS DO FOR US THE BRAVEST ARE THE TENDEREREST LINES TO A SEABIRD .. M. A. Stodart THE TRUE HERO LINES BY SUSAN COOLIDGE SELECTIONS FROM EMILY DICKINSON AND S. T. COLERIDGE WHAT THE CHILDREN CAN DO TO THE TEACHER

ILLUSTRATIONS.
Frontispiece, "Loving Playmates." From photograph by Sarah J. Eddy. "Can't You Talk?" By G. A. Holmes "Speak for It." From photograph by S. J. Eddy Group of Sheep under Tree. From photograph by T. E. M. and G. P. White The Connoisseurs. From painting by Sir Edwin Landseer Odin. From painting by Sir Edwin Landseer Owney. From photograph by Elmer Chickering Hearing. From painting by H. Sperling "Saved." From painting by H. Sperling Breakfast. From painting by H. W. Trood Alexander. From photograph by S. J. Eddy Kitty's Christmas. From photograph by S. J. Eddy Gentle Kitty Gray. " " " Cat's Paw Cat's Eye A Happy Pair. From photograph by S. J. Eddy The Traveling Basket. " " " "Please give me some more. " " " Driven out. From painting by M. Stocks Friends The Lion at Home. From painting by Rosa Bonheur Portrait of Rosa Bonheur. From painting by Rosa Bonheur The King of Beasts. From painting by Rosa Bonheur The Ship of the Desert At the Watering Trough. By Dagnan-Bouveret A Norman Sire. From painting by Rosa Bonheur Three Members of a Temperance Society. By J. F. Herring Natural and Comfortable Strained and Miserable Mare and Colt. From painting by C. Steffeck Waiting for Master A Farm Yard A Group of Friends. From photograph by S. J. Eddy Hen and Chickens. " " " Chickens Drinking A Happy Family. From photograph by J. M. Eldredge Just Arrived Pig looking over a Fence Feeding the Pigs Old White Horse A Little Songster Pussy Willows Paper-Makers A Butterfly Grasshopper and Cricket. Illustration by Alice Barber Stephens Spider and Web A Woodmouse Little Freehold. By S. J. Carter An Interesting Family. By S. J. Carter Frog and Lily-pads Four little Friends A Bird's House Feathered Travelers Over the Nest A Bird's Nest Swallows Bird and Nest. From photograph by S. J. Eddy Robin Frightened Bird Mother Bird feeding Little One The Goldfinch Sparrows A Wintry Day The Farmer's Friend Head-piece to "The Cost of a Hat" The Snowy Heron Egret Plumes Sea-gulls Birds on Fence A Band of Mercy. From photograph by S. J. Eddy Making Friends. " " "

PART I
ROVER AND OTHER STORIES

ROVER AND HIS FRIENDS.
WHY ROVER RAN AWAY.
One morning Rover was very hungry indeed. He had been going from place to place with his master, and now it was two long days since he had eaten a good dinner. His master was a poor tinker who traveled about the country and never stayed long in one place. Rover would have liked this if his master had been kind to him, but the dog was used only to blows and kicks.
Rover was a rough, shaggy dog, and his tail curled down under him in a way that showed he had been ill-treated. But he had good, faithful, brown eyes, and the drooping tail was always ready to wag at a kind word.
The tinker's breakfast was on the table. How good it smelt! Rover looked at it with longing eyes.
"Please give me a bit, master," said Rover. "I am so hungry!"
The tinker did not seem to hear. At last he said roughly: "Be still, Rover!"
Rover waited patiently for a few minutes, but his master had no thought of feeding him. At last Rover put out his long, red tongue and swept the meat and bread into his mouth.
[Illustration: Caption: "Can't you talk?" Small child kneeling in front of dog, while kitten looks on.]
Then the angry tinker struck the poor dog and spoke sharply to him. An hour later Rover had run away.

ROVER'S NEW HOME
It was a