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WHAT THE YEN TZI TAUGHT THE HUNTER[1]

獵人受敎於鳥

One day a hunter was looking for a fox in the wilderness, when suddenly he saw thousands of birds coming

  1. The Yen Tzi, or Kind Bird, is a species of the fly-catcher family found in China. They migrate in the spring and fall, and never winter where the weather is very cold. They are very tame, sometimes even building nests in the houses of the Chinese, and eating with the chickens at feeding time. They are very gentle, never fight among themselves or

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