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June 1, 1913
The Ranch
Seattle, Kent, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
Twelve-year-old Katherine Pruce feeds winter birds by hanging bread, suet, apples, and raisins on a spare Christmas tree in her yard, attracting flocks daily until the snow melts.
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HOW THE BIRDS WERE FED.
Katherine Pruce. (Age 12.)
During the winter I cared for the little birds by feeding them bird seed and bread crumbs.
It was the day before Christmas so my sister and I went to the woods for a tree. We brought two home with us, and mother decided on the largest, and I stood the other out in the yard.
I looked out of the window and saw it was full of snow birds. Just then a happy thought struck me.
I ran to the pantry and took some bread, suet, apples, raisins and string. Then I cut the apples in pieces, the bread in pieces and the suet. I tied string on all of them and hung them all over the tree.
Then I returned to the house and we stood in the window to see what would happen.
Soon a little bird flew to the tree and began eating. First it tasted of the apples, then the raisins, and so on, until it had eaten some of every thing. It then flew off.
But soon it returned, it was not alone this time for there were eight or nine other birds with it. They flew straight to the tree and began eating.
They feasted for a while and then flew away.
I ran out to see if they had eaten all. The tree was nearly bare of food and so the next day I put fresh food out and they came again.
I did this every day until the snow was gone. Then they came no more.
Katherine Pruce. (Age 12.)
During the winter I cared for the little birds by feeding them bird seed and bread crumbs.
It was the day before Christmas so my sister and I went to the woods for a tree. We brought two home with us, and mother decided on the largest, and I stood the other out in the yard.
I looked out of the window and saw it was full of snow birds. Just then a happy thought struck me.
I ran to the pantry and took some bread, suet, apples, raisins and string. Then I cut the apples in pieces, the bread in pieces and the suet. I tied string on all of them and hung them all over the tree.
Then I returned to the house and we stood in the window to see what would happen.
Soon a little bird flew to the tree and began eating. First it tasted of the apples, then the raisins, and so on, until it had eaten some of every thing. It then flew off.
But soon it returned, it was not alone this time for there were eight or nine other birds with it. They flew straight to the tree and began eating.
They feasted for a while and then flew away.
I ran out to see if they had eaten all. The tree was nearly bare of food and so the next day I put fresh food out and they came again.
I did this every day until the snow was gone. Then they came no more.
What sub-type of article is it?
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Bird Feeding
Winter Care
Snow Birds
Christmas Tree
What entities or persons were involved?
Katherine Pruce
Where did it happen?
Yard
Story Details
Key Persons
Katherine Pruce
Location
Yard
Event Date
Winter, Day Before Christmas
Story Details
Katherine hangs food on a spare Christmas tree to feed snow birds, which visit daily and eat until the food is gone; she replenishes it every day through winter until snow melts.