FOR WISE HEADS
The names of six girls are hidden in the following sentences: The man next took an apple from the stall. He brought his banjo and fiddle. Pietro sang of his native land. The boy stood forlorn—a picture of misery. With the utmost joy, Cedric announced the result. He found his berth a comfortable Answer to last week's word square: Jerk, Eton. Kobe. Knew. HOW THE PARROT TALKS The parrot is able to talk simply by reproducing with its throat, tongue and beak, those words which it frequently hears spoken. We must not think that the bird understands what it is saying, for it copies only those sounds which its sharp ears and clever brain catches. It is Just as if the parrot were a small child, which, as we all know, often utters words which It does not understand, but which it has heard its parents say. If the parrot's speech seems uncannily to fit in with what is being said at the time, it can only be called chance. The parrot is an extremely interesting pet, and can, with kind sympathy, and patient perseverance, be taught to speak with ease. The grey parrot of West Africa is the most intelligent bird, and after extensive practice can iMuiutie any sound, _
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 669, 22 May 1929, Page 16
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213FOR WISE HEADS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 669, 22 May 1929, Page 16
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