Onedayinspringfourmenwereridingonhorsebackalongacountryroad.Thesemenwerelawyersandtheyweregoingtothenexttowntoattendcourt.

Therehadbeenarainandthegroundwasverysoft.Waterwasdrippingfromthetreesandthegrasswaswet.Thefourlawyersrodealongonebehindanotherforthepathwaywasnarrowandthemudoneachsideofitwasdeep.Theyrodeslowlyandtalkedandlaughedandwereverycheerful.Astheywerepassingthroughagroupofsmalltreestheyheardagreat fluttering（振抖）overtheirheadsandaweaksoundmadebysmallbirdsinthegrassbytheroadside.

“Stith!Stith!Stith!”camefromtheleafybranchesabovethem.

“Cheep!cheep!cheep!”camefromthewetgrass.

“Whatisthematterhere?”askedthefirstlawyerwhosenamewasSpeed.“Ohit’sonlysomeoldrobins(知更鸟)!”saidthesecondlawyerwhosenamewasHardin.“Thestormhasblowntwoofthelittleonesoutofthenest.Theyaretooyoungtoflyandthemotherbirdisworriedaboutthem.”

“Whatapity!They’lldiedownthereinthegrass”saidthethirdlawyer.

“Ohwell!They’renothingbutbirds”saidMr.Hardin.“Whyshouldwebother?”

“Yeswhyshouldwe?”saidMr.Speed.

Thethreemenastheypassedlookeddownandsawthelittlebirdsflutteringinthecoldwetgrass.Theysawthemotherrobinflyingaboutandcryingtohermate.Thentheyrodeontalkingandlaughingasbefore.Inafewminutestheyhadforgottenaboutthebirds.ButthefourthlawyerwhosenamewasAbrahamLincolnstopped.Hegotdownfromhishorseandverygentlytookthelittleonesupinhisbigwarmhands.Theydidnotseemfrightenedbutcriedsoftlyasiftheyknewtheyweresafe.

“Nevermindmylittlefellows”saidMr.Lincoln“Iwillputyouinyourowncozylittlebed.”

Thenhelookeduptofindthenestfromwhichtheyhadfallen.Itwashighmuchhigherthanhecouldreach.

ButMr.Lincolncouldclimb.Hehadclimbedmanyatreewhenhewasaboy.Heputthebirdssoftlyonebyoneintotheirwarmlittlehome.Twootherbabybirdsweretherethathadnotfallenout.Allcuddled（依偎）downtogetherandwereveryhappy.

Soonthethreelawyerswhohadriddenaheadstoppedataspringtogivetheirhorseswater.

“WhereisLincoln?”askedone.

Allweresurprisedt