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"Blind Soldier." A family wants to borrow Lassie to comfort their adult son, who was blinded during the Korean War. They plead with Ellen that their son suffered for defending his country, at which point Ellen shows them a picture of Jeff's father and explains that he was killed fighting for his country. The soldier's parents realize she does understand what they're going through. The tone of Ellen's voice and the look on her face perfectly convey the damages done to their family by the war.
"The Hawk." Jeff nurses a wounded hawk back to health, ignoring his grandfather's warning that it's a bird of prey and won't be so easily civilized. When the hawk starts killing and eating the family's chickens, Jeff sends it away only for it to keep coming back for some easy meals. In the end, he's forced to kill the bird with poisoned meat and winds up crying on his mother's shoulder after the deed is done.
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