and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it.
He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and at once they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.
and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.
As He was approaching Jericho [on His way to Jerusalem], it happened that a blind man was sitting beside the road begging. [Matt 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52]
“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.