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1、Saving the BirdsOnedayinspringfourmenwereridingonhorsebackalongacountryroad.Thesemenwerelawyers,andtheyweregoingtothenexttowntoattendcourt. Therehadbeenarain,andthegroundwasverysoft.Waterwasdrippingfromthetrees,andthegrasswaswet. Thefourlawyersrodealong,onebehindanother;forthepathwaywasnarrow,andt
2、hemudoneachsideofitwasdeep.Theyrodeslowly,andtalkedandlaughedandwereveryjolly. Astheywerepassingthroughagroveofsmalltrees,theyheardagreat flutterin（振抖） overtheirheadsandafeeblechirpinginthegrassbytheroadside. "Stith!stith!stith!"camefromtheleafybranchesabovethem. "Cheep!cheep!cheep!"camefromthewet
3、grass. "Whatisthematterhere?"askedthefirstlawyer,whosenamewasSpeed."Oh,it'sonlysomeoldrobins!"saidthesecondlawyer,whosenamewasHardin."Thestormhasblowntwoofthelittleonesoutofthenest.Theyaretooyoungtofly,andthemotherbirdismakingagreatfussaboutit." "Whatapity!They'lldiedownthereinthegrass,"saidthethi
4、rdlawyer,whosenameIforget. "Oh,well!They'renothingbutbirds,"saidMr.Hardin."Whyshouldwebother?" "Yes,whyshouldwe?"saidMr.Speed. Thethreemen,astheypassed,lookeddownandsawthelittlebirdsflutteringinthecold,wetgrass.Theysawthemotherrobinflyingabout,andcryingtohermate. Thentheyrodeon,talkingandlaughinga
5、sbefore.Inafewminutestheyhadforgottenaboutthebirds. Butthefourthlawyer,whosenamewasAbrahamLincoln,stopped.Hegotdownfromhishorseandverygentlytookthelittleonesupinhisbigwarmhands. Theydidnotseemfrightened,butchirpedsoftly,asiftheyknewtheyweresafe. "Nevermind,mylittlefellows,"saidMr.Lincoln"Iwillputy
6、ouinyourowncozylittlebed." Thenhelookeduptofindthenestfromwhichtheyhadfallen.Itwashigh,muchhigherthanhecouldreach. ButMr.Lincolncouldclimb.Hehadclimbedmanyatreewhenhewasaboy.Heputthebirdssoftly,onebyone,intotheirwarmlittlehome.Twootherbabybirdswerethere,thathadnotfallenout.Allcuddleddowntogetheran
7、dwereveryhappy. Soonthethreelawyerswhohadriddenaheadstoppedataspringtogivetheirhorseswater. "WhereisLincoln?"askedone. Allweresurprisedtofindthathewasnotwiththem. "Doyourememberthosebirds?"saidMr.Speed."Verylikel
