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From Google Images Assembly Communicator For the Young at Heart March 2021 THE BIRDS IN THE WOODS (use your imagination!) Continued from February A great number of birds had gathered together in a clearing in the woods. They all spoke at once, and none took the slightest notice of what the others were saying. All of a sudden the voices ceased, as an old owl carrying a book under his wing took his place facing the great gathering. The whole congrega- tion were on the tiptoe of expectancy as they waited for him to speak. All, that is, except a green and red parrot who called shrilly in his ear, “Silence sir!” Polly cleared her throat loudly, too, and was called sharply to order by the raven. “Dear friends,” said the owl.—“Order, there!” cried the raven, in a hoarse voice. “Order yourself, Mr. Undertaker,” croaked Polly, hoarsely. But this could not be allowed to go on. It was clear that Polly was intent on interrupting the proceedings, so the raven and his cousin, the rock (The Andean cock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru), went over, and sat one on each side to keep her in order. Poor Polly felt so insulted at being thus “shown-up” before so many birds (some her own relations, too!), that she settled down in sulky silence to listen as the president (the wise old owl) resumed: “Dear friends, I congratulate you on coming through a severe winter so successfully, and I trust that a pleasant season lies ahead, with mice in abundance.” “And worms,” cried the starling. “Insects for me,” said the swallow—“and corn,”—“and fish,”—“and berries,” others cried, according to their taste. When the raven and his cousin had once more procured order, assisted by the golden eagle, who gave some unruly members a few pecks with his strong beak, the owl proceeded: “But I have something here that I wish to tell you about. I was sitting up on the rafters of the barn yesterday, when a little girl slipped into the barn. She looked round in a very guilty way, and when she saw that no one was around (but she forgot to look up!), she cast a book into a corner among the straw, and cried out: ‘There, there; I don’t ever wish to see you again. I don’t want to bother learning the kings of Israel. I simply can’t learn them, and I won’t. So there!’ With that she ran out, and I hopped down and picked up the book. Here it is,” went on the president, holding up a neat book with leather covers, and Homeward Bound!
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Assembly Communicator For the Young at Heart
March 2021
THE BIRDS IN THE WOODS(use your imagination!) Continued from February
A great number of birds had gatheredtogether in a clearing in the woods.They all spoke at once, and none tookthe slightest notice of what the otherswere saying. All of a sudden the voicesceased, as an old owl carrying a bookunder his wing took his place facing thegreat gathering. The whole congrega-tion were on the tiptoe of expectancy asthey waited for him to speak.
All, that is, except a green and red parrot who called shrilly in his ear,“Silence sir!”
Polly cleared her throat loudly, too, and was called sharply to order by theraven.
“Dear friends,” said the owl.—“Order, there!” cried the raven, in a hoarsevoice. “Order yourself, Mr. Undertaker,” croaked Polly, hoarsely.
But this could not be allowed to go on. It was clear that Polly was intent oninterrupting the proceedings, so the raven and his cousin, the rock (The Andeancock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru), went over, and sat one on each sideto keep her in order. Poor Polly felt so insulted at being thus “shown-up” beforeso many birds (some her own relations, too!), that she settled down in sulkysilence to listen as the president (the wise old owl) resumed: “Dear friends, Icongratulate you on coming through a severe winter so successfully, and I trustthat a pleasant season lies ahead, with mice in abundance.”
“And worms,” cried the starling. “Insects for me,” said the swallow—“andcorn,”—“and fish,”—“and berries,” others cried, according to their taste.
When the raven and his cousin had once more procured order, assisted by thegolden eagle, who gave some unruly members a few pecks with his strong beak,the owl proceeded: “But I have something here that I wish to tell you about. Iwas sitting up on the rafters of the barn yesterday, when a little girl slipped intothe barn. She looked round in a very guilty way, and when she saw that no onewas around (but she forgot to look up!), she cast a book into a corner among thestraw, and cried out: ‘There, there; I don’t ever wish to see you again. I don’twant to bother learning the kings of Israel. I simply can’t learn them, and I won’t.So there!’ With that she ran out, and I hopped down and picked up the book.Here it is,” went on the president, holding up a neat book with leather covers, and
Homeward Bound!
gilded edges. “O,” chirped a canary, “I know what Book that is, for they had onein a house where I used to stay. They call it the Bible.”
“You are quite right,” answered the owl. “Since picking it up, I have donelittle else than reading it, and such wisdom as is to be found in this Book, I havenever heard before. Here we may learn how the world came into being, and howlife first began on the earth. Here also human beings may find life eternal, that is,life which shall not cease, even beyond the grave.”
Polly could not keep still any longer. She felt indignant.“And do you mean to say,” she almost shrieked, “that a little girl was so foolishas to throw away a book which contains so much wisdom?”
“It is only too true, I am sorry to say,” the owl replied, sadly: “life and death,joy and sorrow, yesterday, today, and tomorrow, are all dealt with here.”
“Excuse me, sir,” a voice said, grandly; “does the Book mention me at all?”“Yes,” said the owl, “it does mention the peacock, and tells of his goodly
feathers.”“I thank you, sir,” murmured the peacock, preening himself.“Yes,” the owl continued, “it mentions many birds. But it is beautiful to
notice that it tells us Who provides us with food. God giveth food to all flesh, andit says, ‘He provides the ravens (and that is the same as saying all birds) withtheir food.’ What a great Provider we have!”
A little sparrow had kept modestly in the background, and now ventured toask: “Please, sir, does the Bible say anything about me?”
“Yes, it does,” was the answer. “Not only does God provide us with food, butHe cares for us so much that not one sparrow falls to the ground, but our Fatherwhich is in Heaven has marked his fall. God loves the birds, and loves and caresfor the little girl, even though she threw away His Book.”
Very quietly and thoughtfully the gathering broke up as the birds flew off intheir several directions.
The little girl awoke and sat up in bed, her face wet with tears. Morning waspeeping in at the window as she rose and got ready to go out. When she wentdownstairs she had some trouble with the door, but at length she got it open andwent out. No one was stirring in the house. She ran as fast as her little legs wouldtake her to the barn, her heart throbbing with anxiety. Would it still be there? Atlast she was in the barn. Trembling with eagerness she turned over the straw in acorner and picked something up. Her cheeks were still wet with tears, but now ofjoy, as she placed it in her pocket and hurried back to the house. It was her Bible,from which she would never again part.
Birds of the Woods, J. Ritchie, from: The Children’s Hour, 1959
Do you know this song?
The birds upon the tree tops s ing their song ;The angels chant their chorus all day long ;The flowers in the garden blend their hue,So why shouldn’t I , why shouldn’t you praise Him too?
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