Sparrow

The sparrow is the humble bird — so common it becomes a symbol of how the small is not forgotten. The Gospels quote Jesus: not one sparrow falls without notice. Japanese folk tradition is fond of the tongue-cut sparrow, a fable of hospitality repaid. Jungian analysis reads sparrow-dreams as attention returning to what has been overlooked — a self-regard that does not require grandeur. A sparrow entering a house is a classical image of a small blessing crossing a threshold.