A girl was walking in the woods when she found two weak1_. She looked at them with pity and decided to2 them. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She3 them well. The birds grew strong. Every morning, they greeted her with a4 song. The girl loved them very much. She wanted them to sing for her forever.
One day, the girl left their cage door open. The bigger of the two birds flew out. The girl watched as he5 high into the sky. She worried about6 he would fly away. As he flew close, she caught him in her hand and held him tightly. She was happy. Suddenly, she felt something bad happened to the bird. She opened her hand. The bird was dead! She was very7 and regretful. She thought if she was kind8 to let the bird go, he would probably live a happier life.9 her love for the beautiful songbird killed it.
The other bird was pushing against the bars (条) of the cage. She could see how much10 wanted to be free. She took him out of the cage and gently flew him into the11. She could hardly bear to12 the bird fly away. But the bird just wanted to stretch its wings. He flew around the girl twice and then came to rest on her shoulder.
The girl watched the bird with13 in her heart. She wanted the bird to be happy. The bird sat14 the girl's ear and sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
The best way to keep love is to be15 and give it wings. And we need to know how and when to let it go.
