Show BIRDS IN SACRED HISTORY The Greek church people of Russia regard re-gard swallows as being sacred birds but kill sparrows whenever the opportunity affords They declare that the swallows ministered to Jesus while he was hanging hang-ing on the cross but that the sparrows tore His flesh and did their best to pick out His eyes On this account they say that the sparrows legs are invisibly bound which causes their gait to be a succession of painful hops In this way is the sparrow doomed to move about until un-til the day of judgment St Louis Republic Re-public |