SAVING A BIRD

When I was living in Africa a bird came into my room one day. It was a small blue colored bird. It must have come in through the door which was open. I kept the door open and tried to get it to fly out but it was trying to fly out through the window. The window had a net with openings too small for the bird to go through. I thought it would hurt itself and decided to catch it but was not successful. I then removed the bed sheet and tried to throw it over the bird. After a few tries, I got the bird under the bed sheet. I could see where the bird was by its movement under the bed sheet. I caught the bird and removed the bed sheet. I took it outside and released it. As it flew away, I felt I had done something good and was happy.

A few months later, another bird came into our office. It was a small green colored bird. A local managed to catch it. I thought he would release it outside but was surprised to see him pull out a few of its larger feathers. He did not want it to fly away. He then placed it inside his locker and closed it. I asked him what he was going to do with it. He said ‘We will eat it’.