The hawk kills Chickens IN the olden days there was a very fi young hen who lived with her parents in the bush. One day a hawk was hovering mund, t eleven o'clock in the moming, as was his custom, making large cireles in the air and scarcely moving his wings, His keen eyes were wide open, taking in everything (for nothing moving ever escapes the eyes of a hawk, no matter how small it may be or how high up in the sir the hawk may be circling. This hawk saw die pretty hen picking up some oom near ber fathers house. He therefore closed his wings slightly, and in a second of time was close to the ground then spresding his wings out to check his night, he alighted close to the hen and perched himself on the fence, as a hawk does not like to walk on the ground if he ean help it. He then greeted the young been with his mont coticing whistle, and offered to mary her. She agreed, so the hawk spoke to the parents, and paid the agreed atnount of dowry. shorty after this young cock who lived near the hen's former home foundeat where was living, and having been in love with ber for eome months in fact, ever cinco his spurs had grown determined to try and make her retim no herown coantry. He therefore went it dawn, nd, having flapped his wings otsee or twice, crerwed ia his best voice to the young hen When heard the sweet erthr coek she could not resist bis invitatiou, so she went out to him, and they walked offsgeber to let raremr's houre the young cock in fmme crowing at intervals