By Sarah Orne Jewett
ReadOasis Step 2
(Part 3)
Sally spent the next day in the forest with the young man. He told her a lot about the birds they saw. Sally wished the man had left his gun at home. It would have been more fun without the gun. She could not understand why he killed the birds. He seemed to like them so much. She felt her heart tremble every time he shot an innocent, singing bird.
But Sally watched the young man. Her eyes were full of respect and affection. She had never seen anyone...