Fi-Fi's Good Turn
“Goodnight, Fi-fi!” yawned Captain Cuttle, as he turned out the light.
“Yawk!” screeched Fi-fi, the parrot, who was too busy biting the catch on her cage to answer properly. All at once the cage door flew open and she was free.
Fi-fi knew the hall window was never shut, and out she hopped. Chattering happily to herself, she flew round and round in the garden and then into the woods.
Just then a large brown owl swooped down and hooted, “Too-whit! Who are you?”
“I am Fi-fi, the parrot!” she piped.
Crowds of birds came fluttering down and a thrush asked, “Can you sing, Parrot?”
“Not very well,” said Fi-fi sadly.
“Do you know how to find worms for your supper?” chirped a starling.
“Worms? Ugh! Nasty things! I only eat seed and apples,” snorted Fi-fi.
“Can you make a nest out of grass and mud?” piped a sparrow.
“I don't need to,” snapped Fi-fi. “I live in a cage that shines like gold.”
All the birds twittered with laughter.
“I can do something none of you can do,” boasted Fi-fi.
“What is that?” asked Brown Owl.
“I can talk like the humans and they understand me,” said Fi-fi, tossing her head.
Suddenly they heard men's voices and one growled roughly, “We will put up the snares here. Plenty of rabbits about.”
Then Fi-fi had an idea. She gave a loud screech like a railway engine and cried “Rascals! Thieves! Boys, fetch the police!”
And with frightened shouts the men ran away and never troubled the woodland folk again.
“Hurrah! Clever Fi-fi!” chirped all the birds, as they gathered round the parrot. “You have saved us! Please stay with us and we will build you a nest.”
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