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duty. But alas! they little thought what would
happen during their pleasure-trip. When they
returned to their nest, they found those good-
for-nothing magpies, who were only waiting
for such a chance as this to rob them, had
taken a mean advantage of their
absence. Every one of their
precious eggs had been sucked!
Their grief was great, but they

learnt a valuable lesson.

Very humbly they re-
turned to the rookery, where
their old }
friends re-
ceived them / _
kindly and /—
allowed],
them to\.
build a \
new nest
in the very same tree in which
Mrs. Sambo had herself been
hatched. But they made no
needless fuss over it. They no
longer gave themselves airs,
nor professed to be cleverer ,
than their neighbours. They
reared their brood safely; “7
and are still living, a most
respectable, steady pair of oS
rooks. fe Wee

“THE MOST WONDERFUL NEST EVER SEEN.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
   

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
  

“(THOSE GOOD-FOR-NOTHING MAGPIES.”