Poor Old Seagull
NOTICED one rather dignified old seagull who held himself rather aloof from the others. He strolled along the water’s edge and when he had found a really tasty morsel, he picked it up and retired to the roadside in order to have his meal far from the crowd. Unfor-
tunately, at that moment a very ramshackle motor car driven by a youth of about eighteen years dashed along the road at a furious speed, and hit the seagull a vicious blow. Two other young fellows in the back of the car
turned round with grins on their faces and the car dashed on in a cloud of dust, leaving the bird on the road with a broken wing, and a broken leg. A young woman came on the scene and there and then picked up the injured pird very carefully and took it to her gafden across the road. It was wonderful to see the way in which this young woman handled this casualty and it was even more wonderful to see how the seagull responded to her gentle handling. There were no signs of trembling on the patient’s part and no signs of fear — evidently it knew that it was in good hands. I have personally made good friends with many land birds in my time, but for some reason or other, I have always looked upon seabirds as belonging to another world.-(" Just on Being Considerate." Major F. 4H. Lampen, 2YA, March 5,)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 143, 20 March 1942, Page 3
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248Poor Old Seagull New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 143, 20 March 1942, Page 3
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