The crow [poem]
Media
Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People
- Title
- The crow [poem]
- Creator
- Hartford, Nina B.
- Language
- English
- Source
- The Young Citizen 5 (5) May 1939
- Year
- 1939
- Subject
- Poetry (Literary form)
- Reading (Elementary)
- Third grade (Education)
- Early childhood education
- Riddles
- Fulltext
- May, 1.?J9 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 161 FOR TH I RD GRADERS The Crow By NINA B. HARTFORD CAW, caw; caw, We hear at early dawn; The crow wakes up before the sun, To eat the farmer's corn. Some Bird Riddles I. I am a large, handsome bird. My bill is big and red. I have long, black evelashes. I eat insects and fruits. Mv home is in· a hole high up in ~ tree. What am I? - · II .. I am a black bird. I have an ugly voice. I say "Caw! Caw I·~ I build ·mv nest in the top of a tree. I like to eat corn, grasshoppers, and oth~r insects. Sometimes I am called a "corn-thief." What am I? III. I am a pretty bird. I make people happy with my songs. Often I build my nest in a mango tree. My coat is yellow and black. My wings and some of my tail feathers are black. What am I? IV. I am called a bird of prey. I have strong claws and a curved bill. hunt in the daytime. I eat grasshoppers, mice, frogs, and small snakes. What am I? v. I am a small bird. My tail is stiff and pointed. My biU is straight and chisel-like. My coat is all black, but my head and crest are scarlet. l'vly breast is white. I make my home in the trunk of a tree. I use my sharp bill to drill holes in tree trunks. What am I? (Pfrase t111n to puyc 180 fo1· tl·e a11s11•r.r.«)