Afewweeksago，lwastakingaquietwalkinmybackyard（11）___Isawababybirdlyinginthegrass．Itmusthavefallenoffthenesthighinthebranches．Iwassureitwasdead．ButasItriedtopickitup，（12）___itmoved．

Toputitback，Iplacedaladder（13）___thetreeandtriedtogetitnearthe（14）___ withthenest．ItwasthenthatIsawaneighborhoodcatintheleaves．Immediatelyitcametomethathemusthave（15）___thebirdoutofthenestwhenclimbingupalongthebranchesand（16）___himselfupinthetreeaswell．Climbingupthroughthebranches，Iseizedhim，gavehima（17）___"Hiss!"anddroppedhimsoftlytotheground．Heranoffasfastashecould．

Igently（18）___thebabybird，climbeduptheladderand，stretchingmyarmoutasfarasI could，（19）___ it in the nest．ThenIsaid alittle prayerforit．

IntheweeksthatfollowedIlookedupatthenestseveraltimes，butonlysawthemotherbird．Imayneverknowwhethermyeffortshavemadea（20）___0rnot．Buttryingwasenough．Sometimeslovehastobeitsownreward．