Figure descriptions
A young girl looks down at a small bird, which she holds in her hand. She holds a
basket in the crook of her left arm. A man
stands before the girl with his back toward the viewer: he uses a cane in his right
hand and reaches toward the girl with his left
hand. The two figures stand in a field of grass. There are two saplings behind them
and bushes lining the horizon. Two sheep stand
at the left side of the field. Full-page illustration contained within a single-ruled
border.
![goodwords_08_05_321a_abirdinthehand.jpg](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~vicpoems/page_images/goodwords/08/goodwords_08_05_321a_abirdinthehand.jpg)
![goodwords_08_05_321b_abirdinthehand.jpg](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~vicpoems/page_images/goodwords/08/goodwords_08_05_321b_abirdinthehand.jpg)