They all withdrew, and the little parent bird was soon on her nest,fluttering and chirping to awaken the dead and dying little ones,till at length she sorrowfully brooded down on her nest, and spreadher wings over them, occasionally chirping as if to solicit an answerfrom her little brood.

"0h!" exclaimed Mary, bursting into tears, "I cannot bear it! cruelFrances, to be so unkind to the little birds!"

"Go and find Frances," exclaimed their mamma, "and bring her to me."