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Saving the Birds By Danish "8171023355"

created Jul 23rd 2020, 06:00 by user1452842


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One day in spring, four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. It had been raining the previous night and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet.  
The four lawyers rode along, one behind another; for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly and talked and laughed and were very jolly.  
As they were passing through a grove of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their head and a feeble chirping in the grass by the roadside. 'Stith! Stith! Stith! came from the leafy branches above them. 'Cheep! Sheep! sheep!' came from the wet grass.
'What is the matter here?' asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. 'Oh, it's only some old robins!' said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. 'The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is making a great fuss about it.'
'What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass,' said the third lawyer, whose name I forget. 'Oh, well! They're nothing but birds,' said Mr. Hardin. 'Why should we bother?'  
'Yes, why should we?' said Mr. Speed.
The three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then, they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes, they had forgotten about the birds.  
But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened but chirped softly as if they knew they were safe. 'Never mind, my little fellows,' said Mr. Lincoln. 'I am going to put you in your own cosy little bed.'
Then, he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. it was high, much higher than he could reach. But Mr. Lincoln could climb. he had climbed many a tree when he was a boy.  
He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there, that had not fallen out. All cuddled down together and were very happy.  
Soon, the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.  
'Where is Lincoln?' asked one. All were surprised to find that he was not with them.  
'Do you remember those birds?' said Mr. Speed. 'Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.'  
In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree. 'Hello, Abraham!' said Mr. Hardin. 'Where have you been?'
'I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,' he answered.
'Well, we always thought you were a hero,' said Mr. Spedd. 'Now we know it.'
Then all three of them laughed heartily. they thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.
 
"Gentlemen,' said Mr. Lincoln, 'I could not have slept tonight if I had left those helpless little robins to perish in the wet grass.'

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