Read the following passage and answer the question given below.
A little bird was flying South for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and ______ to the ground into a large field.
While she was ______ there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on her. As the frozen bird lay there in the ______ of cow dung, she began to realize how warm she was.
The dung was actually ______ her out! She lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A ______ cat heard the bird singing and discovered the bird under the cow dung. The cat dug her out and ate her.

Choose the word from the given options which fits in the blank labelled 3 and gives correct meaning.

1. A
   Crowd
2. B
   Box
3. C
   Pile
4. D
   Row