The Magpie
The Magpie is not, as a rule, on good
terms with
his neighbors. He is very noisy, very
mischievous,
and very quarrelsome, and is not above
stealing eggs
from the nests of other birds. No
doubt he clears
the fields of a great number of grubs
and slugs, but
he does so much damage in the poultry-yard
that he
always goes the other way when he
sees the farmer
coming. His nest is built very
cunningly of sticks
and clay, and he surrounds it with
sharp thorny twigs
to keep out robbers like himself.
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