Baby Sparrow

From its nest behind the termite-eaten wooden beams of the huge building a baby sparrow cried out for its mother. The mother, catching dragonflies in the nearby field heard the cry. 'Must be that some mischievous child is trying to take away my baby,' she thought and, with her heart overcome with anxiety, desperately headed back for the nest. The fledgling saw its mother coming and thought, 'Why don't I fly to her chest?' and tried to do just that. Alas, it hadn't learn to fly yet and therefore fell all the way down to the floor. T he mother, with tearful eyes saw this and without any thoughts for her own life flew down to her baby, trying to protect her under her wings. But soon some children came running, chasing after them and finally catching the baby. They showed no concern for how precious the baby was to its mother. They kept putting it inside an umbrella, inside pockets, etc. They all were laughing, except for one boy- his eyes were overcome with tears. His mother had passed away long ago, he'd even forgotten what it was like to be loved by his mother, Yet, he felt a cry of pain deep within his heart. With a ladder, he put the baby sparrow back in its The tearful eyes of the baby sparrow held heartfelt blessings for him. The mother kept looking at the boy with great surprise, her eyes too expressing her heartfelt gratitude for him. These silent blessings that the mother bird bestowed upon him, the entire world cannot equal by a single speck. [Original: Chorui Pakhir Chhana; Translation: Sajed Kamal]