The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies

Author:Jacqueline Davies [Davies, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

Spring slipped into summer. Summer sighed and became fall. John James watched as two broods of nestlings hatched. He watched as the young birds flew for the first time. He began to feel a part of this small family.

When the days grew shorter and the autumn air began to bite, John James knew the birds would leave soon. But would they come back? He had to know! The question was terribly important to the boy so far from his family.

In bed that night, he formed a plan.

The next day, when the mother and father birds were away from the nest, John James picked up one of the baby birds. He had read of medieval kings who tied bands on the legs of their prize falcons so that a lost falcon could be returned. Why not band a wild bird to find out where it goes? It had never been done, but John James could try.

He pulled a string from his pocket and tied it loosely around the baby bird's leg. The bird pecked it off. The next day, he tied another string to the bird's leg. Again the bird pecked it off. Finally, John James walked five miles to the nearest village and bought some thread woven of fine strands of silver. This thread was soft and strong. He tied a piece of it loosely to one leg of each baby bird.

A week later, the birds were gone.

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