"Chirr-a-whirr! Chirr-a-whirr!" All the birds make a stir! "I wouldn't rob a bird," "It is very cruel, too," How sad the bird would feel!" A little boy hung down his head, For he stole that pretty nest -LYDIA MARIA CHILD. IN THE GARDEN One morning the children of The Good Times Club were in the kitchen garden. They were picking peas and beans for Mrs. Allan. "Pick as many as you can, children," Mrs. Allan said. "The market man will come at twelve o'clock to-day. He will buy as many peas and beans as you can pick." The Club went busily to work. How their fingers flew! "Many hands make light work," sang John, after the children had been picking for an hour. "Just see, mother!" called Mary. "We have picked two great baskets of peas and two baskets of beans." 66 “That will be enough, children," said Mrs. Allan, coming out to see. And thank you very much. How did I ever get along without The Good Times Club!" Just then "Click, click" went the garden gate. "That must be the market man," said Alice. "Where is The Good Times Club?" shouted a merry voice. "I have a letter and a package for The Good Times Club!" "The postman! The postman!" shouted Kate, Joe, and Frank. "Here! Here we are!" called Jack, Alice, and Mary. John ran to meet the postman. Soon he came back with the letter and package. "The letter is from Dorothy," said John. "Our starfish must be in the package," said Mary. "Let us open them under the maple tree.” "I'll get there first!" cried Jack. Away he ran and all the children ran after him. “Oh! Oh! Oh!" cried the children, as Mary held up the starfish. They had never before seen a starfish. John read the letter, while the children looked at Dorothy's queer gift. SUMMERSIDE BEACH, DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE GOOD TIMES CLUB, Here is a starfish that I found on the sand yesterday. He was not alive when I found him. You see he is brown and hard. Live starfish are red or purple and they are soft. Starfish live only in salt water. They like to |