Many people like keeping birds. Do you want to keep a bird? If you do, please first read it. It is not easy to keep a bird.

    ①Talk with some bird keepers or your vet.

    ②Think about what kind of birds your family needs and how much you can spend on it.

    ③ Read everything you can find about the bird that you want.

    ④Think about if it fits your lifestyle. If you are too busy, you can't keep a bird. It needs your time.

    ⑤Think about if you can give the bird the time and love it needs.

    ⑥Think about if you can give it the cage, food, toys and vet care (兽医护理).

    ⑦Visit some pet shops. Then you may find a good but cheap one.

    ⑧Buy a bird from a good shop.

    ⑨Take it to a vet for a few bird check-ups.

    ⑩Take it home and give it the good care, the clean cage, nice food and lots of love.

    Welcome to our museum(博物馆). It is free and you can come only with your ID card. We don't ask you for any money, but we have some rules for you.

    First, don't bring any food to the museum. You can't eat in the museum. But you can bring some water to the museum. Second, you can take photos here, but you can't touch (触摸) the things. Third, keep quiet in the museum. Don't talk loudly. Fourth, don't run in the museum. Finally (最后), our museum closes at half past five in the afternoon. Please leave before five and we need thirty minutes to do some cleaning. Have a good time here! Thank you.

Dear humans,

It's the first time I write to you, my Children. I sent you many messages in the past, but you didn't take them seriously. So I decide to write you a letter.

First, let me tell you more about our family. Dear humans, besides you, I have many other children. Some of them fly in the sky; some of them swim in the water; some live in ice-covered places; some run in the grasslands.

They might be very close to you, or even live in your house. But there are others that you may never have the chance to meet.

You bring them home to be your pets, friends and helpers. You put them in the zoos. You kill them for their meat and fur. And you even hunt them for fun. They bring you money and happiness, but they also bring you illness and death.

I hope you remember that wild animals are not your food, clothes or furniture. They are not killers, either. They are, in fact, your brothers and sisters. You should grow up together. I'm worried that one day you will be lonely if you keep killing them.

So, grow up, humans. Grow up to be more loving and caring. I hope you and all the wildlife can live happily in my arms.

Yours,

Mother Earth

Dear sister,

I've been happy here in New York. But when holidays are coming near, I really feel "There's no place like home", just like the English proverb says, "East, west, home is the b{#blank#}1{#/blank#}."

You must be doing well in English class. The letter you sent to me was written in good English.

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Please give my love to our father and mother!

Your sister,

Mei