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"They would look much prettier sitting in a warm nest, as ours do," said the mother woodpigeon. "And they would feel much more comfortable with you feeding them, my dear," said the father. THEY WOULD LOOK MUCH PRETTIER SITTING IN A WARM NEST AS OURS SAID THE MOTHER WOODPIGEON AND THEY WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH YOU FEEDING THEM MY DEAR SAID THE FATHER
ood mother hen walking about with her brood of children, calling to them when she found a worm, and taking care of them so nicely. “It seems to me,” he thought, “that every animal thinks itself better than every other animal; and they all think whatever they do right, just because they do it, and the others don’t. But I suppose _that_ is because they _are_ animals, and not human beings.” Then he said out loud, “But I am sure the mother hen feeds her chickens, because I have seen her scratching up worms for them out of the ground, and”— “Yes, that is a nice way to feed one’s little ones,” said the mother woodpigeon. “A raw, live worm! Why, what could be nastier? No wonder they are forced to pick up things for themselves.” “If they waited till their parents put a worm into their mouths, they would starve,” said the father woodpigeon. “It is quite dreadful to think of.” “But I think the little chickens like picking up their own food,” said Tommy Smith. “They look so pretty running about.” LK LIKE THIS OF THE POOR FOWLS FOR HE HAD OFTEN SEEN A GOOD MOTHER HEN WALKING ABOUT WITH HER BROOD OF CHILDREN CALLING TO THEM WHEN SHE FOUND A WORM AND TAKING CARE OF THEM SO NICELY IT SEEMS TO ME HE THOUGHT THAT EVERY ANIMAL THINKS ITSELF BETTER THAN EVERY OTHER ANIMAL AND THEY ALL THINK WHATEVER THEY DO IS RIGHT JUST BECAUSE THEY DO IT AND THE OTHERS DON'T BUT I SUPPOSE THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE ANIMALS AND NOT HUMAN BEINGS THEN HE SAID OUT LOUD BUT I AM SURE THEM OTHER HEN FEETS ARE CHICKS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN HER SCRATCHING UP WORMS FOR THEM OUT OF THE GROUND AND YES THAT'S A NICE WAY TO FEED ONE'S LITTLE ONES SAID THE MOTHER PIGEON A RAW LIVE WORM WHY WHAT COULD BE NASTIER NO WONDER THEY ARE FORCED TO PICK UP THINGS FOR THEMSELVES IF THEY WAITED TILL THEIR PARENTS PUT A WORM INTO THEIR MOUTHS THEY WOULD STARVE SAID THE FATHERWOOD PIGEON IT IS QUITE DREADFUL TO THINK OF BUT I THINK THE LITTLE CHICKENS LIKE PICKING UP THEIR OWN FOOD SAID TOMMY SMITH THEY LOOK SO PRETTY RUNNING ABOUT
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