Sparrows are birds associated with humans. Most of them nest in human houses, such as eaves and wall holes. They are bold and approachable and have strong reproductive ability. They lay about 6 eggs at a time and the incubation period is about 14 days. The chicks leave their nests about a month later. Sparrows are also called thieves and clever children by their hometown people.
When I was a child, I was addicted to digging sparrow nests and things like that. I often make appointments with several partners. It was dark. I took a flashlight, climbed onto the roof, lifted the blue tile and took a photo with it. A nest of sparrows just stood still, let's catch them, tie a thin rope on its thin leg and let it fly around, but it never flew out of our hands. Now that I think about it, it was a bit cruel.
But in those days, sparrows were listed as one of the "four pests", so it is not surprising that they were cruel to them. What's more, adults often dig their nests, catch them, beat drums, and set off firecrackers, leaving them with nowhere to hide and no chance to breathe, and finally fall to the ground and die. But then there were pests, some of which were devastating. Later, when I entered school, I heard from my husband that although sparrows eat crops, they are actually not "bad birds". It is also the natural enemy of pests, so it is a waste of time. I have never done anything to expose tiles and persecute sparrows.
It's been many years, because of my career, I left my hometown to work in other places and haven't come back for a long time. This year's Spring Festival, braving the heavy snow, I returned to my long-lost hometown. Probably because I have lived in the city for a long time. Going back to my hometown, I am not acclimatized. Not only do I have a cold and fever, but I also have diarrhea from time to time. My elderly mother scolded me: "forgetting my roots, people who go out from the countryside have become so cowardly." I can't explain it clearly, or it may be caused by fatigue and decreased immunity.
Sister's baby, nephew Xiaoyu, is a clever little guy. Although he is only eleven or twelve years old, he is bold. There is nothing he dares to do in the village. When he saw me lying in bed taking medicine, he mysteriously squatted on me and whispered, "I heard grandpa Zhang next door say that baking Er Qiao can cure diarrhea." As soon as I listened to the music, I said, "What does the little guy know?" I held him in my arms and teased him hard. The little guy jumped out of bed and ran out. Near noon, I had a beautiful dream. I was awakened by this little guy's loud voice.
"Big JIU ... big JIU ... look, I caught a clever girl, and I'll let my grandmother bake it for you later, so I won't have diarrhea." The little guy rushed into the room excitedly. I looked at it, didn't I? He has a dying sparrow in his hand. I was busy taking the sparrow over and saw that the little guy was dirty. Q: "Where did you catch it?" He grinned: "The house on the threshing floor." "Oh, I learned to uncover tiles and dig sparrows in the house." At this time, my mother walked into the room and said with a smile, "Yes, this little guy in our family doesn't dare to do anything. If there is anything wrong, ask him for help. " Xiaoyu said, "For my uncle's sake, it's nothing." After listening to this, I almost can't breathe: "Good, good, Rain is falling all not only has long skills, but also is quite brave." Rain is falling all very proud, saying, "Bake it and eat it, so that you won't have diarrhea." "It's impossible. This is a kind of life. We should respect life and not kill in vain. " Looking at the poor sparrow, I suddenly remembered catching birds when I was a child. My father once made me a birdcage and asked my mother, "Is my birdcage still there?" Mother thought, "Yes, maybe in the next room. What do you want with him? " "Pretending to be a sparrow. I want to raise it and atone for the rain. " Mother was very happy. She rushed down to look for the birdcage. I put the sparrow in a cage and added some millet and some water to the small water bowl.
Rain is falling all is the first time to see a bird in a cage. She was surprised to lie on the edge of the cage, quietly looked at the little sparrow in the cage and asked me from time to time, "Why doesn't it eat or drink?" "I am angry with you." "Why? Does it also know that it is angry? " "Of course, you see how sad this is. It's still a child. If you catch it, it will never see its parents again. Can you not be sad? " Rain is falling all seems to feel that she did something wrong and scratched her head, but she doesn't seem to understand anything. I smiled and said, "Let's raise him and let him find his parents." "Yes, yes."
In order to let Rain Fall know about the sparrows we live together, I patiently told him some encyclopedic knowledge about sparrows and told him to be kind to sparrows. He kept nodding.
Rain is falling all is keen on keeping sparrows, and she won't go home. She spends every day by my side, feeding sparrows for a while and sparrows for a while. The little sparrow gradually became familiar with the rain is falling all, and she was relieved of him, and dared to eat it boldly. Unlike at the beginning, when people were unprepared, she ate two bites, didn't pretend to be dead, occasionally called a few times, and didn't know she was happy.
A few days later, I got well. Rain is falling all and I came to the threshing floor, where he caught the bird and told him to open the cage and let the sparrows out. The little sparrow jumped out of the cage and onto it. It seems to miss the cage and sing in circles. Rain is falling all stretched out his palm, and the sparrow stepped on his palm without fear and held it affectionately with its pointed mouth. As soon as the rain stopped, the little sparrow flew to a tree and shouted at the rain. Rain is falling all pointed to the sparrow in the tree and said, "It's so cute, I like it." I hugged the rain is falling all and said, "You are so cute, and I like you, too."
The sparrow flew up from the tree again, circled over the rain is falling all, and flew away. Rain is falling all lifted up her head and looked at the empty sky. I saw a line of tears in his eyes. ......