EAGLET ERNIE
One of my favorite stories is about a boy who spent the summer in the country with his grandfather. One day when they were out in the field they found a small strange bird. Ernie, as they named him, was taken home to show to grandmother. In order to give Ernie a good home he was placed with mother hen and her brood of chicks. Grandfather had a sneaking suspicion what kind of a bird they were boarding but he kept the secret to himself. Ernie was an Eaglet. Soon he was larger than the other birds on the farm. One sunny afternoon mother eagle spied Eaglet Ernie eating corn down on the farm with some strange looking white birds. Mother eagle soared around and around. She soared lower and lower and suddenly she gave her mother eagle call. Eaglet Ernie listened, paused, and then spread his wings and suddenly he began to soar in response to the melodious call of his…
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