Father. No, my dear, you would hurt it.
Boy. I would not hurt any creature.
Father. No! surely—He who made you, made all creatures to be happy.
THE BIRD.
A boy was walking with his mother; he saw a bird fly past, with some food in its mouth.
Boy. Is not that bird hungry? for I see that he carries his meat fast in his mouth.
Mother. She is a mother bird, and has young ones in her nest.
Boy. Who makes the nest?
Mother. The old birds.