ocr: STORK AND BABY Until recently, adults in many Western countries avoided the embarrassing subject of sex by telling their children that the stork had brought their new brother or sister. This legend may be based on a Dutch and German stoty, In which storks are said - to carry babies from a fountain and drop them into their mother's lap. In both countries white storks, which are good parents, are a common sight nesting on rooftops. SEE ALSO
