Part 4 (2/2)

It was a beautiful ht face above the eastern hills; the deas still glistening on the leaves, and Mister Robert Robin was perched in the very top of his big basswood tree singing his ”Sun-up” song

He looked very handsome in his dark brown topcoat and his red vest, as he finished singing his ”Sun-up” song and looked around to see what he could see

Frole!” song, and David Songsparroas singing his sevenhis best to h the woods as Robert Robin's mellow notes had sounded ato the other birds, he was looking to see what he could see

The fields were green, for rain had fallen the day before, and the tangle of wild-rose bushes along the fence had burst into blooh place where he sat, Robert Robin could see the pink blossoms, and when the wind blew from their direction, he could smell the perfume of the flowers

The farmer's sheep were in their pasture, and the little la with each other A pile of luate, and the little la off the lureat fun, and Robert Robin felt like laughing as he watched theht and jerked his tail up and down three times and said, ”Tut! Tut! Tut!” He saw the far on the rail fence, and the cat was co cat is co over here!” said Robert Robin to hi, ”Tut! Tut! Tut!” so she ca Maltese cat co towards our tree!” said Robert Robin

”Where is it?” asked Mrs Robin, as very much excited

”On the rail fence!” said Robert Robin ”It is the saarden!”

”That terrible cat will eat our baby robins!” said Mrs Robin ”You ht at him and scare him away!”

”Perhaps it would be better to wait and see if so cat did not see the rail fence until he came to the brook There were no rails across the brook, only a panel of wire fencing--so the big cat sprang to the ground and walked along the brook until he came to a place where the brook was narrow, then the far across the brook at one leap

”He is surely co to our woods!” said Mrs Robin, and Robert Robin was so frightened that all he could say was ”Tut! Tut! Tut!”

The great cat tiptoed across the corner of the pasture, and crept under the fence He was now in theslowly towards Mister Robert Robin's tree Every few moments he would stand still and look all around Once he sat down for severalthat he would not co around the basswood blossoood friend ofcat for reat favor!” But Mrs Bee was busy filling her bag with honey, and had no ti past and Robert Robin called to hiht at that cat and scare him out of his wits!”

”Oh! Let hi meadow mice!”

And Jim Cro over into the other woods

Then nearer and nearer the big cat crept towards Robert Robin's tree

Mister Kingbird ca!” but though he feared no hawk nor owl he was afraid of the big cat and would not go anywhere near hi al tail froreen eyes The big cat was thinking to himself, ”I would like to have that robin for my breakfast!”

But Robert Robin had no fear of the cat catching hi basswood tree and eat his baby robins

”I will cli basswood tree and catch Mister Robin!” said the big cat to hi up the big tree The big bassas very tall and straight, and as the farher he saw Mister and Mrs

Robert Robin sitting in a ht

”What is the use ofthis tall tree when the birds are in the top of the other one?” the cat asked himself ”I think that I will slide down!”