Blackbirds and Young 大黑鸟和小黑鸟
A country lad having taken the nest of some blackbirds containing young ones,made off with it,but was closely pursued by the parents,who tried to peck his face so as to make him give them up.Mr.Jesse relates a similar instance,where a pair of old birds followed a boy into a house,pecking at his head while he was carrying off one of their young ones.People little think of the misery they cause when they rob the birds of their nestlings.
The bird's nest is thus described:
Now put together odds and ends,
Picked up from enemies and friends；
See bits of thread and bits of rag,
Just like a little rubbish bag.
一个乡村的小男孩摘了一个黑鸟窝，鸟窝里还有几只小黑鸟呢。他拿起鸟窝就跑，可是，大黑鸟却紧追不舍，一边追还一边啄他的脸，好让他就此罢休，放了小黑鸟。杰西先生也讲了一个类似的故事：有个男孩拿走了一只雏鸟，鸟爸爸和鸟妈妈一路跟到他家里，还不断地啄他的头。人们很少想到，夺走嗷嗷待哺的雏鸟会让鸟爸爸和鸟妈妈多么痛苦！
我们这样描述鸟窝的模样：
快把那零七八碎的东西攒起来，
管他是敌人的，还是朋友的。
瞧！那一根根线头，还有那一块块布片，
真像是一个小小的垃圾袋。
