Article October 23, 1948 Issue

THE LITTLE BIRD AND THE PUPPY

[Of Special Interest to Children]

INEZ FIELD DAMON

Once there was a baby bird who grew too large for his nest, and one day he tumbled out of it and fell "plomp" into the deep grass. You see, this was his first chance to use his legs or his wings. He found that he could stand on his legs and walk, in a wobbly sort of way, but he still didn't know what to do with his wings.

He couldn't see through the thick grass on any side. The only way he could see was to look up. And when he looked up, there was a woman smiling down at him. At first he seemed frightened and fluttered to try to get away. Then, all at once, he quietly settled down right where he was.

The woman was talking to him, and she was saying something like this: "Don't be afraid: I don't want to hurt you. You are just as safe as you can be, for you are in the care of our loving Father, and you are free to express Him fearlessly and perfectly. God made you able to fly; go ahead and do it. You can fly! Try it!"

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