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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS ,S]OZHA'S BIR?DAY1 & HE RECEIV$ MANY  
DIFF]5T GIFTS1 PEG-TOPS & HOBBY-HORSES & PICTURES4  
,BUT ,S]OZHA'S UNCLE GAVE HIM A GIFT :I* HE PRIZ$  
ABOVE ALL ! RE/ 3 IT WAS A TRAP = SN>+ BIRDS4 ,!  
TRAP WAS CON/RUCT$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT A BO>D WAS  
FITT$ ON ! FRAME & %UT D[N UPON ! TOP4 ,IF  
SE$ W]E SCATT]$ ON ! BO>D1 & IT WAS PUT \T 9  
! Y>D1 ! LITTLE BIRD W\LD FLY D[N1 HOP UPON !  
BO>D1 ! BO>D W\LD GIVE WAY1 & ! TRAP W\LD %UT  
) A CLAP4  

,S]OZHA WAS DELI<T$ & HE RAN TO HIS MO!R TO  
%[ H] ! TRAP4  

,HIS MO!R SAID 3  

0 ,IT IS NOT A GOOD PLAY?+4 ,:AT DO Y\ WANT TO  
DO ) BIRDS 8 ,:Y DO Y\ WANT TO TORTURE !M 8 0  

0 ,I AM GO+ TO PUT !M 9 A CAGE4 ,!Y WILL S+1  
& ,I WILL FE$ !M40  

,S]OZHA GOT SOME SE$1 SCATT]$ IT ON ! BO>D1 &  
SET ! TRAP 9 ! G>D54 ,& HE /OOD BY &  
EXPECT$ ! BIRDS TO FLY D[N4 ,BUT ! BIRDS W]E  
AFRAID ( HIM1 & DID NOT COME NE> ! CAGE4 ,S]OZHA  
RAN 9 TO GET SOME?+ TO EAT1 & LEFT ! CAGE4  

,AFT] D9N] HE W5T TO LOOK AT IT 2 ! CAGE HAD %UT1  
& 9 IT A LITTLE BIRD WAS BEAT+ AGA9/ ! B>S4  

,S]OZHA WAS DELI<T$1 TOOK UP ! BIRD1 & C>RI$  
IT 9TO ! H\SE4  

0 ,MAMA1 ,I HAVE CAU<T A BIRD 2 ,I ?9K IT IS A NI<T-  
+ALE 2 & H[ ITS HE>T BEATS 6 0  

,HIS MO!R SAID IT WAS A CAN>Y4  

0 ,BE C>EFUL 6 DON'T HURT IT 2 Y\ W\LD BETT] LET IT  

GO40  

0 ,NO 2 ,I AM GO+ TO GIVE IT SOME?+ TO EAT &  
DR9K40  

,S]OZHA PUT ! CAN>Y 9 A CAGE1 & = TWO DAYS  
GAVE HIM SE$ & WAT] & CLEAN$ ! CAGE4 ,BUT ON  
! ?IRD DAY HE =GOT ALL AB\T ! CAN>Y1 & DID NOT  
*ANGE ! WAT]4  

,& HIS MO!R SAID 3  

0 ,SEE H]E 3 Y\ HAVE =GOTT5 Y\R BIRD 2 Y\ W\LD  
BETT] LET IT GO40  

0 ,NO 2 ,I WILL NOT =GET IT AGA9 2 ,I WILL IMM$IATELY  
GIVE IT FRE% WAT] & CLEAN ITS CAGE40  

,S]OZHA ?RU/ HIS H& 9TO ! CAGE & 4BEGAN TO  
CLEAN IT1 BUT ! LITTLE BIRD WAS FRI<T5$ & FLUTT]$4  
,AFT] ,S]OZHA HAD CLEAN$ ! CAGE1 HE W5T TO GET  
SOME WAT]4 ,HIS MO!R P]CEIV$ ?AT HE HAD =-  
GOTT5 TO %UT ! CAGE DOOR1 & %E CALL$ AFT] HIM 3  

0 ,S]OZHA1 %UT UP Y\R CAGE1 ELSE Y\R BIRD WILL FLY  
\T & HURT ITSELF40  

,%E HAD H>DLY SPOK5 !SE WORDS1 :5 ! BIRD  
F\ND ! DOOR1 WAS DELI<T$1 SPREAD ITS W+S1 & FLEW  
>\ND ! ROOM T[>D ! W9D[4 ,BUT IT DID NOT SEE  
! GLASS1 & /RUCK AGA9/ IT & FELL BACK ON !  
W9D[-SILL4 ,S]OZHA CAME RUNN+ 91 PICK$ UP !  
BIRD1 & PUT IT BACK 9 ! CAGE4 ,! BIRD WAS /ILL  
ALIVE1 BUT IT LAY ON ITS BREA/1 ) ITS W+S SPREAD \T1  
& BREA!D HEAVILY4 ,S]OZHA LOOK$ & LOOK$1 &  
BEGAN TO CRY 3  

0 ,MAMA1 :AT CAN ,I DO N[ 8 0  

0,Y\ CAN DO NO?+ N[40  

4,S]OZHA DID NOT LEAVE ! CAGE ALL DAY1 BUT GAZ$ AT  
! CAN>Y1 & ALL ! TIME ! BIRD LAY ON ITS BREA/  
& BREA!D H>D & FA/4  

,:5 ,S]OZHA W5T TO B$1 ! BIRD WAS DEAD4 ,S]O-  
ZHA C\LD NOT GET TO SLEEP = A LONG TIME 2 EV]Y TIME  
?AT HE %UT HIS EYES HE SEEM$ TO SEE ! BIRD /ILL LY+  
& SI<+4  

,9 ! MORN+1 :5 ,S]OZHA W5T TO HIS CAGE1 HE  
SAW ! BIRD LY+ ON HIS BACK1 ) HIS LEGS CROSS$1  
& ALL /IFF4  

,AFT] ?AT ,S]OZHA NEV] AGA9 TRI$ TO SN>E BIRDS4  

,FROM 3 ,WIKIS\RCE4ORG4 

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