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 her. "Don't run away again, I miss you so dreadfully."

The sparrow laid the worms carefully on the top bar of the gate, but kept one eye on them for fear they would crawl away.

"You'll see me back in a day or two," he said with a cheerful nod of the head, "and it's a pity you don't know that your hard days are 'most over. Keep up courage, little Nancy, and you'll soon be as happy as a queen."

"That was a very cheerful little song," she said. "I see you're taking those great fat worms home to your wife. I suppose she'll like them as well as we do sausages, though."

"Nancy," called a sharp voice from the window, "what are you loitering there for? Go along, you lazy thing!" and at the words Nancy hurried away, and the sparrow caught up his worms and flew home as fast as his wings could carry him.