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There Was A Little Canadian Bird Who Decided Not ...
Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jan 26, 2013 (message contributor)
There was a little Canadian bird who decided not to fly south for the winter. "If other animals can stay," he reasoned, "why can't I?" Against the better advice of his elders, the little bird stubbornly decided to stay.
Very soon, however, he realized his mistake. The winter cold arrived with such force that the little bird had to fly south. But things didn't turn out well. During the flight, a freezing rain began to fall, and the little bird's wings started to freeze. A moment later, the little bird crashed into a grain elevator.
No sooner had the little bird fallen down to the ground, when a cow emptied her intestines all over him. Disgusted, he complained, "This is all I need! I’m freezing to death in this strange place, and now this!" He was resigned to die, when after several minutes, he discovered that his body was warming. The heat of the manure was melting his frozen wings, and the little bird began singing with happiness.
What the little bird didn’t imagine was that his song would attract the local farm cat, “Isn’t that the song of a little bird?” asked the cat, surprised, “I thought all of them had flown south.” The cat went to confirm his suspicions, and sure enough, there was the little bird! The cat carefully cleaned the cow manure off the little bird, and then he ate it.
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Henry C. Morrison Was A Great Missionary Who ... PRO
Contributed by Brandon Park on Apr 19, 2003
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King Herod Was A Descendant Of The Edomite, Who ... PRO
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Story: C.t. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) ... PRO
Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 5, 2003
Story: C.T. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) (1860-1931) had this motto: "If Jesus Christ is God and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more
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We Must Be Careful Not To Gather Around Us Bible ...
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 12, 2005
We must be careful not to gather around us Bible teachers who will tickle our ears, teaching us what we want to hear, or seeking out ‘Great speakers’. No one has done this to me yet but I heard about the little boy who went up to the preacher at the end of the service and gave him a £5 note. The ...read more
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George Bernard Shaw Is Perhaps Most Renowned As ... PRO
Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 9, 2005
George Bernard Shaw is perhaps most renowned as a free thinker and liberal philosopher. In his last writings we read, "The science to which I pinned my faith is bankrupt. Its counsels, which should have established the millennium, led, instead, directly to the suicide of Europe. I believed them ...read more
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