One day while a girl was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small
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. She cared for them and felt great love for them.
Once the
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and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. Therefore,
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he flew close, she grasped him
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. She felt glad, but suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and
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in horror at the dead bird.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for
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. She lifted him from the cage and
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him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird"s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer
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with her loss. Suddenly the bird flew closer and
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softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to
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love is to hold on it too tightly, while the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!