this was the more to be regretted , as the season had arrived when they were soon to go to a southern country to pass the winter , and the children were only waiting to become a little stronger and more expert on the wing to set out on the journey . finding that their elder brother did not return , they resolved to go in search of him . after beating up and down the country for the better part of a whole day , they at last found him , sorely wounded and unable to fly , lodged in the upper branches of a sycamore - tree .
in the upper branches of a sycamore - tree .
where did the falcons find their elder brother ?
where did the falcons find their elder brother ?