Article May 26, 1973 Issue

ESCAPE!

C. Shelton Beardsley

[The seabird was drawn by Sunday School pupil Cameron Horan last year when he was three.]

There were seabirds, lots of them wheeling around the sky above the rocks and tide pools where David was playing. David was six years old and knew the names of some of them—herring gull, tern, curlew, sandpiper. There were others he did not know by name, but he loved them all. He loved the way they soared about, settling down and then reaching skyward again. David often found himself wishing he could fly with them.

But he was happy exploring the rocks and the pools left by the tide as it went out to sea. David loved discovering things. The seashore where he played was full of shells and sea creatures. But he had to be careful! The rocks and pools could quickly be cut off from the sandy beach by the returning tide. Then David wouldn't be able to get home.

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