【美国故事】结霜的清晨 (6/6)

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BenThey stood close to each other for a long time. The woods were strangely quiet. Then the hunter's rough voice broke the silence.
"You are a fool." And to Ben's surprise, he slowly walked away.
Ben watched until the hunter was gone. His arms hurt, his body felt wet and cold. He went to the house.
Ben carried the bird into the kitchen and put it gently on the floor. It did not move. Ben took off his foggy glasses and dried his face. The bird watched him. Ben smoothed its feathers with gentle fingers.
He carefully studied the injured wing. There seemed to be no hope. The wing was pulled almost away from the body. The bullet had smashed the bone.
Ben knew the bird was dying. There was nothing he could do to help it. He wondered if birds felt pain. He wondered how long it took a bird to die. The hunter was right, the bird would soon die.
There was just one thing to do now to stop its suffering.
Ben could kill it quickly.
He put his hands around the bird's neck. But when he felt the warm life under his fingers, he could not kill this beautiful thing.
Tears filled his eyes. He knew now what he would do. He would stay with the bird, smoothing its feathers until it died.