A Very Strange Bird Indeed! By Max Trell IT HAD A VERY LITTLE HEAD AND LONG LEGS Chirpie Sparrow came to the window-sill for his breakfast bread crumbs, and Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-around names, went to say good-morning to him. Chixpie always had some news to tell, for he flew around quite a bit and al ways kept his eyes wide open. "News? said Chirpie, after he had swallowed half a dozen of the crumbs. "Now, let me see ... hmm, yes, I have a little news. I met a strange bird yes- terday." "What kind of a strange bird." asked Hanid. "Where did you meet it," asked Knarf. Finally Answered Chirpie ate several more crumbs before he finally answer- ed. "It was an enormous bird , about a hundred times bigger than I am. I met it over at the Zoo. It comes from some far- away place, but it's staying at the Zoo. It's in a cage' Knarf and Hanid both wanted to know the strange bird's name. "It's name was printed on a sign on the bars of its cage," said Chirpie. 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He told me that everyone admired his beautful feathers, and that people would try to catch him just to be able to steal his feathers." "Why did they want his feath- ers?" Didn't Know "He didn't know. But I guess Ido. I've seen hats with ostrich feathers stuck in them. There's where his feathers go. While I was talking to him I remembered something else about ostriches that an Owl once told me. It was about an odd way that ostriches have of hiding when someone is chasing after them. They stick their heads in the sand. They, think that because they can't see anyone, no one can see them. At least, that's what the wise old Owl told me. So I mentioned it to the ostrich." "And what did he say?" asked Hanid. "He said it wasn't true. He said no ostrich would be that silly. But of course," Chirpie added THE OAKVILLUE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, September 2, 1, 2 Bis = < out that the battle : Leagite pi [mmunization Week [win not be won unfit there a no) 860. 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