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the young birds from the nest and keep them in the 
parlor for company, taming and feeding them, and 
allowing them to flutter about on the floor to amuse 
strangers. Perhaps we would have them in the house 
for an hour. 
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Zen! 
Mon rahe 
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Brown THRUSH. 
When we opened the door to take them home again, 
the old birds would be standing close by, like dogs 
whose masters are in the house. When they saw us, 
they would set up such a scolding that we felt quite 
ashamed for having kidnapped their children even for 
so short a time. They grew used to our ways before 
the summer was over, and would soon let us take the 
young without so much ado. 
