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Title: The Story of a Robin

Author: Agnes S. Underwood

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THE STORY OF A ROBIN

[Illustration: "_Two old robins were consulting._"

Page 9.]

THE STORY OF A ROBIN

[Illustration: A FEAST FOR A KING

_Page 16_]

T. Nelson and Sons
London, Edinburgh, and New York

THE STORY OF A ROBIN

by

AGNES S. UNDERWOOD

[Illustration]

T. Nelson and Sons
London, Edinburgh, and New York
1898

CONTENTS.

THE STORY OF A ROBIN, 9

APPLE-PIE ORDER, 40

THE STORY OF A ROBIN.

One fine summer morning two old robins were consulting about
breaking up their household. In other words, they thought the time
had come when their young ones should turn out of the nest and find
food for themselves. There were five little birds in that nice,
warm nest, but it was much too small for them now that they were so
well feathered; and as they quarrelled terribly about getting the
best place, the weakest one was in danger of being tumbled over the
side with the pushing and struggling that went on. Then they were
such hungry birds that their parents could not find enough of food
to satisfy them, and the poor old birds were getting quite thin,
and were tired flying from their nest to the plot where the
gardener was raising some early potatoes, which was the best place
to find food, and back with their mouths full.

Cock Robin said to his wife,--

"Thi