They ate the worm, and said “Peep, peep.”

The Bird with a Broken Wing

One day I was picking violets for mother.

Two boys whom I knew passed by.

One of the boys had something wrapped up in his handkerchief.

I asked him what it was.

He told me that it was a little sparrow.

I looked at the sparrow carefully so as not to frighten him.

I saw that his wing was broken.

My friend carried the sparrow to his home.