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The forest’s sentinelGlides silently across the hillAnd perches in an old pine tree,A friendly presence his!No harm can comeFrom night bird on the prowl.His cry is mellow,Much softer than a peacock’s call.Why then this fear of owlsCalling in the night?If men must speak,Then owls must hoot-They have the right.On me it casts no spell:Rather, it seems to cry,“The night is good- all’s well, all’s well.”
-- RUSKIN BOND
In the above poem the author says ‘If men must speak, Then owls must hoot-They have the right.’ What does he mean by this?