PAGE 29. On account of the ravages it makes among
noxious animals, the stork is a privileged bird
wherever it makes its home. In cities it is
sometimes trained to act as scavenger. In Denmark,
Holland, and Germany it is always a welcome guest.
Boxes are placed upon roofs in the hope that nests
may be made in them, for it is considered a sign
of good fortune to have a stork's nest on one's
roof.
The stork is noted for its great affection for its
young and especially for the care it is said to
give to its parents in their old age. It has no
song, and is in no sense a bird to love, though it
may become quite tame.
PAGE 37. The nurses in that country tell the
children that the stork brings the little new
babies.