When I was a small boy, something happened to me that made me never put any wild animal in a cage.
We lived near a forest, and every evening the mockingbird would come and 1. I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage( 笼子), and in this way, I would have my own private2. Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was afraid so it fluttered (扑腾) in the cage. But finally it was3 living in its new home. I felt very excited with myself and4 some beautiful singing.
On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with 5 in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything. I was6to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did.
The following morning when I went to see my bird, I found it7on the floor of the cage. I was terribly surprised and sad! What had happened?
Arthur Wayne, a famous biologist, happened to 8 my father at that time. After she knew my story, she explained to me," A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will9 bring it poison berries(毒浆果). She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose10".
Since then I have never caught any living animal and put it in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.
