“

Amani
sknownbyt
hecompanyhekeeps.
”

Aesop

Ami rr
orref
lect
sa‘man’
sface,
butwhathei
sreal
lyl
ikei
sshownbyt
heki
ndof
fr
iendshechooses.
”
ColonPowell

“
Yougott
obecar
efuloft
hecompanyy
oukeep.
”

Dav
eChappel
l

ATal
eofTwoBi
rds

I
ntr
oduct
ion

Thestory‘ATaleofTwoBi rds’isaboutt wobi r

dswhoar eseparatedfrom eachother
duetoast or
m andf i
nddifferenthomes.Onebi rdgrowsupwi t
hagr oupofr obber
sand
actsl
ikethem,wher eastheot herbi
rdst ayswithaher mitandbecomespol it
eand
gentl
ebynature.Thisstoryimpartsani mpor t
antlif
elessontothereadersthatone’s
companyorassoci ati
onwi thapar t
iculargroupshapesanddet er
mi nesone’s
mannerism,personali
tyandbehav i
ort owardsot her
s.

Newwor
dsandt
hei
rmeani
ngs

(
1)Tookcar
eof -pastt
enseoft
akecar
e

Takecar
eof -t
odot
henecessar
ythi
ngsf
orsomeonewhoneedshel
por
 pr
otect
ion

M.
S.- -Whowi
l
ltakecar
eoft
hechi
l
dren

(
2)For
tunat
ely -l
ucki
l
y,bygoodl
uck

M.
S -For
tunat
ely
,wegothomebef
orei
tst
art
edt
orai
n.

(
3)Gotof
fhi
shose -Camedownf
rom t
hebackofhi
shor
se

M.
S. –Af
terhunt
ingf
orsomehour
s,hegotof
fhi
shor
seandt
ook
r
est

underat
ree.

(4)Sli
paway -depar
twi
thoutsay
inggoodby
e,l
eav
equi
etl
yor
sur
rept
it
iousl
y.

M.
S. –Hesl
i
ppedawaywhi
l
ewewer
eal
lsl
eepi
ng.

(
5)Cl
ear
ing -anopenspacei
naf
orest
.

M.
S. –Af
terwal
ki
ngf
orsomet
imesher
eachedi
nacl
ear
ing.

(6)
Makeone’sathome-Ani
nvi
tat
iont
oent
erapar
ti
cul
arpl
aceandmakeonesel
f
comfor
tabl
e

M.
S. –comei
nandmakey
our
sel
fathomes!I
’
mjustf
ini
shi
ngupa
f
ew

t
hingsi
ntheki
tchen.

(
7)Robber
s -per
sonswhocommi
trobber
y,t
hiev
es,
bur
glar
s

(
8)Al
i
ke -si
mil
ar.I
dent
ical

(
9)I
mit
ates -copi
es

M.
S. =Hi
sst
ylewasi
mit
atedbymanyot
herwr
it
ers.

(
10)Dayandni
ght -al
lthet
ime

M.
S. –Thenoi
sei
sawf
ul-y
oucanheart
het
raf
fi
cdayandni
ght

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