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The Old Eagle Tree
John Todd

In a distant field stood a large tulip tree, apparently of a century's growth, and one of the most gigantic. It looked like the father of the surrounding forest. A single tree of huge dimensions, standing all alone, is a sublime object.

On the top of this tree, an old eagle, commonly called the "Fishing Eagle," had built her nest every year, for many years, and, undisturbed, had raised her young. A remarkable place to choose, as she procured her food from the ocean, and this tree stood full ten miles from the seashore. It had long been known as the "Old Eagle Tree."

On a warm, sunny day, the workmen were hoeing corn in an adjoining field. At a certain hour of the day, the old eagle was known to set off for the seaside, to gather food for her young. As she this day returned with a large fish in her claws, the workmen surrounded the tree, and by yelling and hooting, and throwing stones, so scared the poor bird that she dropped her fish, and they carried it off in triumph.

The men soon dispersed, but Joseph sat down under a bush nearby, to watch, and to bestow unavailing pity. The bird soon returned to her nest, without food. The eaglets at once set up a cry for food, so shrill, so clear, and so clamorous that the boy was greatly moved.

The parent bird seemed to try to soothe them; but their appetites were too keen, and it was all in vain. She then perched herself on a limb near them, and looked down into the nest in a manner that seemed to say, "I know not what to do next."

Her indecision was but momentary; again she poised herself, uttered one or two sharp notes, as if telling them to "lie still," balanced her body, spread her wings, and was away again for the sea.

Joseph was determined to see the result. His eye followed her till she grew small, smaller, a mere speck in the sky, and then disappeared. What boy has not thus watched the flight of the bird of his country!

She was gone nearly two hours, about double her usual time for a voyage, when she again returned, on a slow weary wing, flying uncommonly low, in order to have a heavier atmosphere to sustain her, with another fish in her talons.

On nearing the field, she made a circuit round it, to see if her enemies were again there. Finding the coast clear, she once more reached the tree, drooping, faint, and weary, and evidently nearly exhausted. Again the eaglets set up their cry, which was soon hushed by the distribution of a dinner, such as, save the cooking, a king might admire.

"Glorious bird!" cried the boy, "what a spirit! Other birds can fly more swiftly, others can sing more sweetly, others scream more loudly; but what other bird, when persecuted and robbed, when weary, when discouraged, when so far from the sea, would have done this?

"Glorious bird! I will learn a lesson from thee to-day. I will never forget hereafter, that when the spirit is determined it can do almost anything. Others would have drooped, and hung the head, and mourned over the cruelty of man, and sighed over the wants of the nestlings; but thou, by at once recovering the loss, hast forgotten all.

"I will learn of thee, noble bird! I will remember this. I will set my mark high. I will try to do something, and to be something in the world; I will never yield to discouragements."
Question
What effect do the eagle's actions have upon Joseph?
Responses
A He is appalled by the cruelty shown by so many creatures, human and animal alike.He is appalled by the cruelty shown by so many creatures, human and animal alike.
B He finds the eagle's behavior well-meaning but ultimately pointless.He finds the eagle's behavior well-meaning but ultimately pointless.
C He is inspired always to strive to do his best in life, and never to back down.He is inspired always to strive to do his best in life, and never to back down.
D He feels angry at the injustice done, and depressed about how evil triumphs over good.He feels angry at the injustice done, and depressed about how evil triumphs over good.
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Answer: a

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Use the smallest baseball and the bigger bat. Then swing heartily. Will the ball soar farther than it did before?
Which word is a comparative adverb?
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B) bigger
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C) heartily
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D) farther
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B.
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C.
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D.
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Match the data to the type of satellite that would provide it.

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A. One commandment is to love the Lord completely, and we have a lifetime task before us.
B. One commandment is to love the Lord completely; hence, we have a lifetime task before us.


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A. The steaks in that restaurant are really tough; moreover, the vegetables are always cold.
B. The steaks in that restaurant are really tough, and the vegetables are always cold.


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