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When Ariel rode her bike to the riverside, last November, she planned to go hiking and bird-watching. Bingo! A mile into her walk, she a beautiful swan(天鹅) lying near the riverside. Ariel had worked at the Wild Bird Fund rehab center (康复中心) and knew that swans can be aggressive(攻击性的). But as she got close to this one, she found that it was hurt. "I it, or it will die," she thought.
Ariel put her jacket over the bird's head it calm. She gently picked it up, and held it in her arms. And then she thought, "What do I do now?" Her best choice the rehab center, but that was across the river and on the other side of the city. How was she going to transport a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way? Luckily, when she around for help, some strangers drove by and offered her, her bike and the swan a ride to a nearby subway station.
Ariel called the rehab center on the way, and an animal-care manager picked her up at the subway station and drove the bird, the bike and her to the center. There, the swan , treated and taken good care of. By now, the bird many swan friends there, and it is living a happy life. It's really a happy ending.
The real story is just how far some people are willing to go to save a swan in the big city. In all, Ariel spent two hours on foot, by car and subway. "If an animal is in danger, I whatever I can. I always happy because of this," she said.
That's the perfect summary of who she is. Do you agree?
