Far away in the south, two English children were looking from the turret window of an old castle. “Here are the swallows, “ they said; “perhaps they have come from England. Dear swallows, have you brought us a message? “ they asked. “It was very cold, we had no time for messages; and we must not lose the track of summer, “ the swallows twittered, and they flew on till they reached the African shore.