The Kingfishers'Home 翠鸟的家
Very pretty birds were Mr.and Mrs.Kingfisher,with dark,glossy,green wings,spotted with light blue.Their tails were also light blue,and there was a patch of yellow near their heads.The little Kingfishers were quite as pretty as their parents,and Mr.and Mrs.Kingfisher were exceedingly proud of them.
“Only they eat a great deal,”said Mr.Kingfisher;“I am getting very tired.”
For Mr.Kingfisher had been flying backward and forward all day,and it was surprising to see the quantity of fish he caught for his family.
When he built his nest he took care that it should be near a stream,and he found one close by a high cliff that Mrs.Kingfisher said would be just the place;so they scooped out a deep hole,and there the eggs were laid,and in due time six little Kingfishers burst out of the shells.
翠鸟夫妇长得非常漂亮，深绿色的翅膀闪闪发光，上面还点缀着淡蓝色的小点；尾巴也是淡蓝色的，头下面还有一小块黄色。小翠鸟长得和爸爸妈妈一样漂亮，所以，翠鸟夫妇别提有多自豪了。
不过翠鸟先生说，“美中不足就是孩子们吃得太多了，让我疲惫不堪。”
为了养家，翠鸟先生整天都飞进飞出去捕鱼，它捕的鱼数量惊人。
翠鸟爸爸筑巢的时候，尽量选择靠近河流的地方。它在一个高高的悬崖附近找到了这样一个地方，翠鸟夫人也说这个地方正合适。于是，它们挖了一个深洞，在那里产了蛋，不久，六只小翠鸟就如期破壳而出了。