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 220 THE SONG OF THE ANGELS. bird, spread its wings without delay, and flew back again to its home. It was very pleasant to see how careful it was not to go near another trap afterwards. There was one bird that attracted my attention, which seemed to be going fur- ther and further away. I determined to follow and see what would become of the wanderer. I saw it. carefully avoided every path that could lead it back to the aviary. At length it got at a great dis- tance, and seed began to be very scarce. There were plenty of berries and other fruit, but they were bitter and poisonous. This wretched bird wandered about, not Digitized by Google