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leave the nest also fly the nest to move from your parents' home and live independently Our kids have all left the nest and the house seems empty now. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His parents and best friend are sympathetic, but it's the example of a baby bird getting ready to leave the nest that finally gives Duane the courage to make a speech in the cafeteria about what he's going through and ask for forbearance. They leave the nest on a table under a tree during the day so the 2-week-old bird's mother can find it. Animal lovers should enjoy charting the lamb's progress as Marjory's family feeds and shelters it in their kitchen, under the dachshund's vigilant supervision, until the day Berta seems to understand her babe is ready to leave the nest. |
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