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An Eagle Called Bob by Theresa George

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Once upon a time, about a year and a half ago Robert and Donna Stevens and their family went out camping for a day or two.

While they were at camp Jennifer, Donna's ten year old daughter, and her 12 year old brother Michael, went out walking alone on the beach near their tent. Jennifer was ahead of Michael so he had to hurry to catch up. Soon they got to a wide stream, where they sat on a log and started throwing sticks into the water. As they were throwing them, a fish jumped up. Michael and Jennifer got so excited that they nearly fell into the stream. They ran to tell their parents.

While they were running to tell their parents, they saw an eagle landing on top of a Christmas tree. When Jennifer and Michael got back to their camp, they told their parents that they had seen a fish and eagle.

Later that evening, Robert and Michael went out looking for an eagle. They had a dart gun to make the eagle get dizzy and fall. When Robert saw the eagle he aimed and shot the it. It fell off the tree and lay helpless on the ground. Then Michael and Robert ran over to it and brought it home where Robert built a cage for it. Jennifer and Michael named it Bob and kept it for a few days before releasing it again to nature. They knew it wouldn't live in captivity.

By Theresa George

An Eagle Called Bob

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