helen had a great love for animals and Birds . elucidate with the help of examples
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Helen was a great lover of nature. She was surprised at what mother earth had in store for everyone. Birds
and animals were always a source of interest for her. She used to hunt for guinea-fowl’s eggs in the long grass
when she was a child but never allowed her friend Martha to carry the eggs home, for the fear that she might
break them. In another incident, she was gifted little Tim, a canary as a Christmas gift by the Tuscumbia School
children. Miss Sullivan taught her how to take care of her new pet. She prepared his bath, made his cage clean
and sweet, filled his cups with fresh seed and water from the well house and hung a spray of chickweed in his
swing. She used to feed him candied cherries out of her hand but felt very sad when the bird fell prey to a cat
after its cage was left on a window sill. During her stay at Brewstar, Miss Sullivan attracted her attention towards
a great horseshoe crab. She felt it and thought it strange that he carried his house on his back. Suddenly, she
wanted to have him as her pet. She seized him by the tail with both hands and carried him home. His body was
very heavy but somehow she dragged him and with the help of Miss Sullivan, put him in a trough near the well
to keep him secure. But the next morning she found him to be missing. At first she felt disappointed but later felt
happy that perhaps he had returned to the sea where he belonged.