Lost and Alone

I saw a little boy in our neighborhood

trying to smash a baby quail with a boot.

I stopped him from killing it.

I searched for the quail's mother,

but she was nowhere to be found.

So I brought him home and fed him.

I took him to a nearby wash and let

him go. I started back home. When I

turned around, he was following me home.

This happened two more times.

Finally my sisters went with me to take

him further out and let him go.

I sure hope he makes it.