 THE SADDEST DAY
An Old Bird RemembersThe two saddest things I ever saw in my life were about birds. The loneliness they feel, the suffering the endure-it can drive you mad. My husband Jack used to hunt, until one day something terrible happened. He shot a duck and it landed in our pond. He was very proud at first, but the next few days were horrible. I don't know if it was a female or a male that he killed, but the mate showed up seconds later and sat there...
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