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---2114655128-82756000-1326473768=:76223 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A good story Dusan.=0ANot enough good stories on this group.=0ATo add a bit= about Vogel there are several people who could=0Abe helpful in all this. A= my Marsters at DNR in Waverley 861-2560=0Ahas much experience in such matte= rs, knows the laws well, and in addition=0Ais a very kind gentle person who= could help out. She is highly recommended.=0ACWS at the Bedford Instuite, = I think the lads name is Smith - another great chap.=0AClose by also.=0AAs = last resort a call to CWS in Sackville506-364-5044 could help. From=0Amy ex= perience, permits to do this sort of kind work take a very long time. The= =0Awinter will have come and gone but usually CWS lets you do that with a v= erbal permit.=0AKeep up the good work - and stories=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A= =0A________________________________=0A From: "soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca" <sou= dekd@ns.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Friday, Januar= y 13, 2012 12:26:04 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Vogel-the Common Gallinule= / native story=0A =0AHi Tuma,=0A=A0 I thoroughly enjoyed the Native story = about the heroic and dedicated Militaw the Hummingbird. But, somehow, the n= arrative seems to end in the middle of the plot. Was Militaw successful in = stopping the raging forest fire? Did his fellow animals join him in fightin= g the forest fire? I am not totally sure what the lesson is here. With many= thanks,=0A=A0 Dusan Soudek=0A=0A=0A---- Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca> w= rote: =0A> Hi Everyone:=0A=0AAfter reading some posts regarding the attempt= s to help "Vogel" the Common Gallinule, I was reminded of a story that was = told to me by my parents. =A0It may be a Mi'kmaq story or Cree story but it= is a native story. It is about a forest fire that is happening and all of = the animals were fleeing the danger. =A0The bear, the deer, the racoons, th= e insects-everyone was running away to safety. =A0The birds were also flyin= g out of the forest fleeing the raging fire.=0A=0AMilitaw-the Hummingbird w= as frantically dipping its beak into a brook and taking a drop of water bac= k to the forest to try and put out the fire. =A0Many watched Militaw do thi= s over and over again, frantically transporting one drop of water to try to= put out the fire. =A0All the other animals yelled at Militaw to stop; that= her efforts were too small and it would not be able to put out the huge fi= re. =A0Militaw stopped briefly and said to the other animals "I'm doing wha= t I can!"=0A=0ASome folks can only feed the birds. =A0Some can educate othe= rs about the use of lead in bullets and sinkers and how this affects the Ea= gles. Some can help by lobbing politicians. Others can donate money or supp= ort whatever way they can. =A0Do what you can to help.=0A=0ATuma Young=0AKo= qwaqja'tekaq'tinej.=0A(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour) ---2114655128-82756000-1326473768=:76223 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>A good sto= ry Dusan.</span></div><div><span>Not enough good stories on this group.</sp= an></div><div><span>To add a bit about Vogel there are several people who c= ould</span></div><div><span>be helpful in all this. Amy Marsters at DNR in = Waverley 861-2560</span></div><div><span>has much experience in such matter= s, knows the laws well, and in addition</span></div><div><span>is a very ki= nd gentle person who could help out. She is highly recommended.</span></div= ><div>CWS at the Bedford Instuite, I think the lads name is Smith - another= great chap.</div><div>Close by also.</div><div>As last resort a call to CW= S in Sackville506-364-5044 could help. From</div><div>my experience, permit= s to do this sort of kind work take a very long time. The</div><div>winter = will have come and gone but usually CWS lets you do that with a verbal permit.</div><div>Keep up the good work - and stories</div><div>Paul</div>= <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> <div style=3D= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;= "> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new yor= k', times, serif; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr= size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "soudek= d@ns.sympatico.ca" <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca><br> <b><span style=3D"fo= nt-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span styl= e=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 13, 2012 12:26:04= PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Natu= reNS] Vogel-the Common Gallinule/ native story<br> </font> </div> <br>Hi Tu= ma,<br> I thoroughly enjoyed the Native story about the heroic and d= edicated Militaw the Hummingbird. But, somehow, the narrative seems to end = in the middle of the plot. Was Militaw successful in stopping the raging forest fire? Di= d his fellow animals join him in fighting the forest fire? I am not totally= sure what the lesson is here. With many thanks,<br> Dusan Soudek<br= ><br><br>---- Tuma Young <<a ymailto=3D"mailto:tumayoung@yahoo.ca" href= =3D"mailto:tumayoung@yahoo.ca">tumayoung@yahoo.ca</a>> wrote: <br>> H= i Everyone:<br><br>After reading some posts regarding the attempts to help = "Vogel" the Common Gallinule, I was reminded of a story that was told to me= by my parents. It may be a Mi'kmaq story or Cree story but it is a n= ative story. It is about a forest fire that is happening and all of the ani= mals were fleeing the danger. The bear, the deer, the racoons, the in= sects-everyone was running away to safety. The birds were also flying= out of the forest fleeing the raging fire.<br><br>Militaw-the Hummingbird = was frantically dipping its beak into a brook and taking a drop of water back to the forest to try and put out the fire. Many watched Militaw= do this over and over again, frantically transporting one drop of water to= try to put out