The three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering
in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about and crying to
her mate.
Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes, they had
forgotten about the birds.
But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got
down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm
hands.
They did not seem frightened. They chirped softly as if they knew they were
safe.
"Never mind, my little fellows," said Mr. Lincoln. "I will put you in your own
cozy little bed."
Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high,
much higher than he could reach.
But Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy.
He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby
birds were there that had not fallen out. They all cuddled down together and
were very happy.
Soon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their
horses water.
"Where is Lincoln?" asked one.
They were surprised to find that he was not with them.
"Do you remember those birds?" asked Mr. Speed. "It is very likely he has
stopped to take care of them."
In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud;
he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.
"Hello, Abraham!" said Mr. Hardin. "Where have you been?"
"I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother," he answered.
"Well, we always thought you were a hero," said Mr. Speed. "Now we know it.
The three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds flutteringin the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about and crying toher mate.Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes, they hadforgotten about the birds.But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He gotdown from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warmhands.They did not seem frightened. They chirped softly as if they knew they weresafe."Never mind, my little fellows," said Mr. Lincoln. "I will put you in your owncozy little bed."Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high,much higher than he could reach.But Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy.He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other babybirds were there that had not fallen out. They all cuddled down together andwere very happy.Soon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give theirhorses water."Where is Lincoln?" asked one.They were surprised to find that he was not with them."Do you remember those birds?" asked Mr. Speed. "It is very likely he hasstopped to take care of them."In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud;he had torn his coat on the thorny tree."Hello, Abraham!" said Mr. Hardin. "Where have you been?""I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother," he answered."ดี เราคิดเสมอว่า คุณเป็นวีรบุรุษ กล่าวว่า ความเร็วของนาย ตอนนี้เรารู้ว่า
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