The Story of Storks

The story of storks bringing babies
was a hard sell on the ranch
Along with watching others arrive in other ways 
the storybook pictures of tile roofs and tall chimneys 
didn't look much like Saskatchewan
And why such an improbable bird
carrying the little nipper in a knotted cotton nappie
(Although some foresight might be granted there) 
When readily available about a mile away 
was a lake full of pelicans better suited to the task

Old Wives Lake was established as a Bird Sanctuary on March 9, 1925

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