Bird in a Cage <ew>
Adapted from "Bounthy's Singing Bird" by Sinthanou Sidavone and Nivong Sengsakoun. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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There was a boy who lived in the woods. His name was Ben, and he loved birds.
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He loved it when they sang. He loved it so much, he knew all of their songs.
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His dad got Ben a new bird each day. He went to the woods with a cage.
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His dad first got a few, and then got some more. Then, all of the birds were in a cage.
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One day, Ben saw that his new birds did not want to sing. Ben felt sad.
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Ben went to give them food, but they did not want it. His sad mood grew.
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Ben asked his dad to let the birds go. His dad knew the birds were sad, too.
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They went with the birds to the woods. They first let a few out, and then more.
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All the birds flew up in the sky, up and free. They sang once more.
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Ben loves it when birds sing. He knew they were not sad. They were free!