Providence of a Sparrow: Lessons from a Life Gone to the Birds

"There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow." --William Shakespeare, Hamlet

B fell twenty-five feet from his nest into the life of Chris Chester. The encounter was providential for both of them.
B and Chester spent hours together playing games like bottle-cap fetch or hide-and-seek. They learned "words" in each other's vocabularies. B developed a fetish for nostrils and a dislike of the color yellow. He grew anxious if Chester came home late from work. At bedtime he would rub his sleepy eyes on Chester's thumb and settle to sleep in his palm. Chester ended up turning part of his house into an aviary and adjusting his social life to meet B's demands. This was a small price to pay, though, for the trust and comfort of a twenty-five-gram friend who brought joy and wonder back into his life.

Author: Chris Chester
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 04/13/2004
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.26w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9781400033850

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 44

About the Author
Chris Chester is an electronics technician and writer. He lives in Portland, Oregon.