{"id":763,"date":"2022-01-30T19:12:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T13:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/?p=763"},"modified":"2022-01-30T19:12:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T13:42:43","slug":"hannah-the-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/index.php\/2022\/01\/30\/hannah-the-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Hannah & The Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a warm Sunday. The month was January.<\/p>\n

Hannah found a bird lying in their backyard. The little sparrow had broken her wing.<\/p>\n

As Hannah approached, the bird struggled hard to get away from whatever harm could come from the 5-year-old.<\/p>\n

Hannah gently picked up the bird, and went to her mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, Mommy, this bird wants to fly,\u201d said Hannah.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy cannot it fly?\u201d asked the mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is something wrong with its wing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannah looked sad. So, her mother cheered her up, with the right advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do not we take care of this sparrow until it is able to fly again?\u201d she asked Hannah.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we do that?\u201d Hannah said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mother helped Hannah get a show box, and put the bird in it.<\/p>\n

By now, the bird had realised Hannah didn\u2019t mean to harm it.<\/p>\n

It rested comfortably inside the box, as Hannah brought it food and water.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, you will have to feed your new friend every day and take care of it,\u201d the mother told Hannah.<\/p>\n

Hannah put the bird in the shoe box inside her room. She ensured the bird was fed properly.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Every meal Hannah brought the bird made them more familiar to each other. Hannah was the saviour. The bird was her friend.<\/p>\n

Hannah named the sparrow, Grey, for the colour of its feathers.<\/p>\n

Many days passed.<\/p>\n

As a routine, Hannah walked into her room with a platter full of breadcrumbs to feed Grey.<\/p>\n

But Grey was not in the box.<\/p>\n

Hannah got worried. But before she could rush to her mother, Grey chirped from behind the curtain.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can fly!\u201d shouted Hannah, and rushed to inform her mother, who was happy to know her daughter\u2019s care helped the bird heal.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou did a wonderful job, Hannah. Looks like it is time for Grey to go back to its family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannah turned upset, but she didn\u2019t resent.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

She and her mother took the bird outside, right where Hannah had found it, and set it free.<\/p>\n

Hannah held Grey in her hands, gave it a peck on its head, and let it go.<\/p>\n

They watched the bird fly away.<\/p>\n

Hannah returned to her room to remove the shoe box and everything that Grey didn\u2019t need anymore.<\/p>\n

She heard a chirp from the outside.<\/p>\n

She thought it was some random bird, but as chirping persisted, she went out to see.<\/p>\n

It was Grey.<\/p>\n

The bird had come back.<\/p>\n

That day since, Grey was a constant presence in Hannah\u2019s backyard.<\/p>\n

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