Cruelty to a Sparrow
A man we read of is proud of having tested the laying power of a sparrow. Each day he stole an egg from its nest, but the bird went on, laying 17 eggs in 19 days. Then the poor thing gave up its long contest, and built another nest, elsewhere. We admire that eager little dingy bird, obeying its natural instinct, a thousand times more than the man who, obeying his unnatural instinct of cruelty, thwarted its purpose. He may have satisfied his idle curiosity, bift, as for us, it makes our hearts ache.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12181, 4 July 1925, Page 16
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98Cruelty to a Sparrow New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12181, 4 July 1925, Page 16
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