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and carried off, the father followed it for miles, 
erying and showing so much distress that the 
man who had stolen it was sorry for him, and 
let the little one go. , 
Every one who has watched them knows that 
birds love their mates. A man once shot a sea 
bird, when her mate came about him, crying 
and showing his grief as well as if he could 
speak. 
I could easily fill a book with stories to prove 
that birds are loving to their mates and young. 
And all of them true. 
It does not seem strange that birds are fond 
of their own, but they love others also. And 
not only other birds, but even animals like cats, 
dogs, and horses sometimes. 
I once had an English goldfinch in the house. 
He was a little fellow, not so big as.a canary, 
and he was very fond of another bird in the 
room. This was a scarlet tanager, who was 
much larger than himself. 
The small bird showed his love for his red 
friend, just as people show love, by staying 
close to him, singing to him, and driving away 
any bird who came too near. 
A lady once told me of tlie love of a pigeon 
for a cat, which she saw. The cat was fond of 
lying on the broad window sill. When the 
