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It was on a summer day early in the morning. I was standing near the window. The curtains obstructed me from two little creatures
out on the lawn. One was a large bird and the other a little bird, obviously just out of the nest. I saw the larger bird hop out on the
lawn, then thump his feet and cock his head. He drew a big fat worm out of the lawn and came hopping back. The little bird
opened its bill wide, but the big bird swallowed the worm.

Then I saw the big bird fly up into a tree. He pecked at the bark for a little while and came back with a big bug in his mouth. The
little bird opened his beak wide, but the big bird swallowed the bug. There was squawking in protest.

The big bird flew away, and I didn't see it again, but I watched the little bird. After a while, the little bird hopped out on the lawn,
thumped its feet, cocked its head, and pulled a big worm out of the lawn. God bless the good people who teach our children and
our youth.
Howard W. Hunter - Conference Report, April 1972