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PAGE / NUMPAGES Saving?the?Birds One day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. ? There had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. ? The four lawyers rode along, one behind another; for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very jolly. ? As they were passing through a grove of small trees, they heard a great?flutterin（振抖）?over their heads and a feeble chirping in the grass by the roadside. ? Stith! stith! stith! came from the leafy branches above them. ? Cheep! cheep! cheep! came from the wet grass. ? What is the matter here? asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. Oh, its only some old robins! said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is making a great fuss about it. ? What a pity! Theyll die down there in the grass, said the third lawyer, whose name I forget. ? Oh, well! Theyre nothing but birds, said Mr. Hardin. Why should we bother? ? Yes, why should we? said Mr. Speed. ? The three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. ? Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. ? But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. ? They did not seem frightened, but chirped softly, as if they knew they were safe. ? Never mind, my little fellows, said Mr. Lincoln I will put you in your own cozy little bed. ? Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach. ? But Mr. L