TOADS, BATS AND OWLS 105 



the mice, the moles and the cut-worms increase on his 

 land. They eat the food he has planted for himself 

 and they cause him nmch trouble. Yet he has fool- 

 ishly killed the owl before finding out what its special 

 work is, and whether it is harmful or helpful to 

 him. 



If we ignorantly interfere with God's plans we 

 must suffer. For God's laws are right. By them He 

 has made and still makes the world. We are His 

 people, and we must help Him as do the rest of the 

 things He has created. 



