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4 A Bird, Came Down the

Walk

Have you ever observed a bird? What is particular about its movement? Answer these questions
and read the poem below that describes the actions of a little bird.

A bird, came down the walk –
He did not know I saw –
1
He bit an angle worm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a dew
2
From a convenient grass –
And then hopped sidewise to the wall
To let a beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes,
That hurried all abroad –

They looked like frightened beads, I thought,
3
He stirred his velvet head. –

4
Like one in danger, cautious ,
5
I offered him a crumb ,
And he unrolled his feathers,
6
And rowed him softer home.

Emily Dickinson (abridged)

1 angle worm: an earthworm 4 cautious: careful
2 convenient: (here) located nearby 5 crumb: a small piece of bread
3 stirred: moved slightly 6 rowed: (here) fl ew
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