Inspiteofallthis，however，Davidsoevidentlydidhisbesttocarryoutthe\"dos\"andavoidthe\"don’ts，\"thatatfouro’clockthatfirstMondayhewonfromthesternbutwould-be-justFarmerHollyhisfreedomfortherestoftheday；andverygaylyhesetoffforawalk。Hewentwithouthisviolin，astherewasthesmellofrainintheair；buthisfaceandhisstepandtheveryswingofhisarmsweresinging（toDavid）thejoyoussongofthemorningbefore。Evenyet，inspiteofthevicissitudesoftheday’swork，thewholeworld，toDavid’shomesick，lonelylittleheart，wasstillcarolingthatblessed\"You’rewanted，you’rewanted，you’rewanted！\"
Andthenhesawthecrow。
Davidknewcrows。Inhishomeonthemountainhehadhadseveralofthemforfriends。Hehadlearnedtoknowandanswertheircalls。Hehadlearnedtoadmiretheirwisdomandtorespecttheirmoodsandtempers。Helovedtowatchthem。Especiallyhelovedtoseethegreatbirdscutthroughtheairwithawidesweepofwings，soalive，sogloriouslyfree！
Butthiscrow——
Thiscrowwasnotcuttingthroughtheairwithawidesweepofwing。Itwasinthemiddleofacornfield，anditwasrisingandfallingandfloppingaboutinamostextraordinaryfashion。VerysoonDavid，runningtowardit，sawwhy。Byalongleatherstripitwasfastenedsecurelytoastakeintheground。