Man Raises Hurt Bird, Learns It’s Not So Helpless
Saying Goodbye
Martin had discovered the bird trembling by itself in the woods two months before. The bird was now considerably larger than it had been before, and it was almost fully developed. Martin realized he needed to release the bird now that it couldn’t remain inside any longer.
Martin took it out to the outskirts of the town and released it. It took flight before landing on a tree at the valley’s border. Before flying farther into the woods, it turned back to gaze at Martin as if to express gratitude. Martin had no idea that things weren’t ending there.