The State of Massachusetts has lost over one hundred thousand dollars because it did not protect its birds.

The gypsy moth stripped the trees near Boston, and the State had to pay out all this money, and even then could not get rid of the moths.

The birds could have done it better than the State, but they were all gone.

My last words to you are, 'Protect the birds.'" Mrs.Wood went to her seat, and though the boys and girls had listened very attentively, none of them cheered her.

Their faces looked sad, and they kept very quiet for a few minutes.