Die Erde fällt aus dem Nest
Es geht um Leben und Tod. Rettet Fieldwriter Gerhard Richter ein Meisenküken oder überlässt er es der Natur?
Nur zwanzig Schritte von meiner Haustür entfernt, stolpere ich in einen moralischen Abgrund. Auf dem Pflaster vor mir piepst ein kleiner Vogel, ein Meisenküken, viel Flaum, kaum Federn und sehr hilflos. Es muss aus dem Nest gefallen sein. Und ausgerechnet vor meine Füße…!
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