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awful alarm notes. One could never believe it had the strength to do it. 
Finally its bill was pried open and an angle worm dropped on its tongue. 
The worm moved the least bit and the bird on recognizing what it was, 
swallowed it in the twinkling of an eye. The bill was automatically 
opened next time by the bird, and another worm was administered, and 
another, and another till all six were gone. 
Now it was difficult to get Burroughs to breakfast. He had helped to 
save the bird’s life and he wanted to remain with it, and cultivate it to 
see how it responded to kindness. On the lawn were many robins looking 
for food, but it was cold and the worms had gone too deep in the ground 
for their short bills. Nothing was left them but more china berries. The 
naturalist became intensely interested in this struggle and set aside his 
writing for a day or two to watch birds in a new set of conditions. 
Immediately after breakfast he went out and dug a few more worms 
and took to the library. Did the robin fly away from him this time? No 
it was neutral but acted as if it knew there could be no harm in that old 
