素材-全国-2020_小学英语 英语故事（名人故事）Saving the Birds.doc

2SavingtheBirdsOnedayinspringfourmenwereridingonhorsebackalongacountryroad.Thesemenwerelawyers,andtheyweregoingtothenexttowntoattendcourt.Therehadbeenarain,andthegroundwasverysoft.Waterwasdrippingfromthetrees,andthegrasswaswet.Thefourlawyersrodealong,onebehindanother;forthepathwaywasnarrow,andthemudoneachsideofitwasdeep.Theyrodeslowly,andtalkedandlaughedandwereveryjolly.Astheywerepassingthroughagroveofsmalltrees,theyheardagreatflutterin（振抖）overtheirheadsandafeeblechirpinginthegrassbytheroadside."Stith!stith!stith!"camefromtheleafybranchesabovethem."Cheep!cheep!cheep!"camefromthewetgrass."Whatisthematterhere?"askedthefirstlawyer,whosenamewasSpeed."Oh,it'sonlysomeoldrobins!"saidthesecondlawyer,whosenamewasHardin."Thestormhasblowntwoofthelittleonesoutofthenest.Theyaretooyoungtofly,andthemotherbirdismakingagreatfussaboutit.""Whatapity!They'lldiedownthereinthegrass,"saidthethirdlawyer,whosenameIforget."Oh,well!They'renothingbutbirds,"saidMr.Hardin."Whyshouldwebother?""Yes,whyshouldwe?"saidMr.Speed.Thethreemen,astheypassed,lookeddownandsawthelittlebirdsflutteringinthecold,wetgrass.Theysawthemotherrobinflyingabout,andcryingtohermate.Thentheyrodeon,talkingandlaughingasbefore.Inafewminutestheyhadforgottenaboutthebirds.Butthefourthlawyer,whosenamewasAbrahamLincoln,stopped.Hegotdownfromhishorseandverygentlytookthelittleonesupinhisbigwarmhands.Theydidnotseemfrightened,butchirpedsoftly,asiftheyknewtheyweresafe."Nevermind,mylittlefellows,"saidMr.Lincoln"Iwillputyouinyourowncozylittlebed."Thenhelookeduptofindthenestfromwhichtheyhadfallen.Itwashigh,muchhigherthanhecouldreach.ButMr.Lincolncouldclimb.Hehadclimbedmanyatreewhenhewasaboy.Heputthebirdssoftly,onebyone,intotheirwarmlittlehome.Twootherbabybirdswerethere,thathadnotfallenout.Allcuddleddowntogetherandwereveryhappy.Soonthethreelawyerswhohadriddenaheadstoppedataspringtogivetheirhorseswater."WhereisLincoln?"askedone.Allweresurprisedtofindthathewasnotwiththem."Doyourememberthosebirds?"saidMr.Speed."Verylike