学进去

When I was a little girl, I liked to listen to my father telling his childhood stories. The image of him and his friends climbing to the top of a tree to get a bird’s nest hung in my mind for quite a while. I dreamed of peeking (窥视) into a bird’s nest that had eggs or small baby birds inside, like my father often did when he was a boy.

But that was almost impossible. First, youngsters today are not allowed to climb trees. People think it is too dangerous. Second, we don’t have so many birds’ nests around anymore. The healthy eco-system (生态系统) of Dad’s youth is slowly disappearing.

However, one day, my dream came true. It was a Saturday morning. My dad’s best friend, who I call Uncle Ben, invited us to visit his business. He sold used cars at his shop outside the city. There were a lot of trees around it. Uncle Ben led us through the parking lot, pointing out all kinds of different cars — different makes (品牌), models, years and prices. As we walked across the lot, we suddenly found something unusual —a bird’s nest on top of the back wheel of a big truck!

I was excited to be so close. I looked at the nest in amazement. It was real —a real bird’s nest with a few eggs sitting inside. The nest looked strong and warm. How smart the little bird was to make such a pretty nest. And how creative it was to build the nest on the wheel for shelter (庇护) in this cold Canadian weather!

Uncle Ben took a look at the eggs. He said it was a robin’s (知更鸟的) nest. To protect the nest from being harmed, he suggested that we move it to a tree beside the parking lot.

We all sincerely hoped that the robin found her new home and her baby birds.