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Circle Round: The Fallen Sparrow

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

CHAPTER

The Magical Return of the Rescued Sparrow

This chapter follows a young girl named Zoe as she nurses an injured sparrow back to health after a tree branch falls on it. In a surprising twist, the sparrow returns with a magical gift and the ability to speak, captivating Zoe with the wonder of their bond.

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I won't share anything with anyone. Look, we all get what we deserve. And clearly, you don't deserve much.
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One morning, Zoe was sitting under the apple tree in her tiny little yard, reading a book and dreaming, when a brisk wind blew in from the north. The gust rattled her cottage's rickety windows and snapped a branch right off the apple tree. The heavy limb came crashing to the ground. Whoa! Zoe leaned down to pick up the branch. And when she did, what should she see lying on the ground but a brown and gray sparrow? Oh, no! The delicate bird's chest was moving in and out as it breathed, but one of its striped wings was sticking out at an odd angle. Oh, you poor thing! You must have been sitting on that branch when it fell from the tree. And now you've taken a tumble and broken your wing. But don't you worry. I'll take care of you. Carefully, Zoe scooped up the sparrow and brought it inside her cottage. Day and night, she nursed the fragile creature back to health. And when the sparrow seemed ready to take to the skies again, Zoe carried the bird back to the apple tree and set it down on a branch. Here you go, little one. You look good as new. I have to admit, I'll miss you. But maybe we'll see each other again. The bird cocked its head, let out a chirp, then spread its wings and flew away. The next week, Zoe was back under her apple tree, reading and dreaming, when she heard a familiar chirping sound. She glanced up, and do you know who she saw perched on the tree's top branch? You guessed it, the brown and gray sparrow, the same one she had nursed back to health the week before. Sparrow, it's you! Oh, I'm so happy to see you again. The sparrow opened its beak and dropped something toward the ground, something smooth and white. Zoe reached out her hand and caught it. What's this? A pumpkin seed? Again, the sparrow opened its beak. Only this time... You betcha! It spoke.

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