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Write about someone who is given a bird for the holidays but doesn’t know how to take care of it.

Posted in Holiday on Jul 27, 2021

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“Making a Connection” by Bonnie Clarkson

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Making a Connection “Father, are you home?” Coming in the door, Leigh Covington the athletic, blond, thirty-year-old and Tony, her autistic, eight-year-old son, came into the house holding hands.   “Merry Christmas, Father!” Leigh dropped Tony’s hand. She held out her arms to embrace her father, while the child stood at the center of the room and stared at the ceiling. “I have a special gift for you.” The door opened and Leigh’s husband Willard Covington, strong and tall, built like a football player, drug in a bushy Christmas tr...

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“Fife” by Chris Wagner

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By far, the most unusual bird I had ever seen. On Christmas day, it arrived on my doorstep in a wood and hammered tin box, the ornate patterns of puncture holes serving to keep the creature alive during transport, though with the twenty degree wind chill outside, just barely. It hadn't been a white Christmas, just a damn cold one. The biting wind tossed fallen leaves on my gray front stoop, jostled my wind chimes, tore at my clothing. Steam swirled out from the little air holes like a tiny man hid inside with a lit cigarette. ...

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“Parakeet In A Pear Tree” by M.D. Smith

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He’s absolutely the most thoughtful boyfriend I’ve ever had. On the day before Christmas, he gave me his version of ‘A Partridge In A Pear Tree.’ It was a darling little Parakeet in a rounded top cage decorated to look like a tiny tree. It hung from a floor stand that was a single pole, bent in a half-circle at the top, suspending the cage at eye level. “Now, Marcie, all you have to do to take care of him is put some of this birdseed in his food cup each day and keep fresh water in the other cup.” That certainly seemed easy enough, th...

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“A Bird In Hand” by Sjan Evardsson

Submitted to Contest #73

2122 Dec 25, 7:44 PMSam Feld had wanted it for years, ever since she joined the agency. Now that she had it, she began to doubt herself. Was she ready? Agents usually had weeks or months to get used to it, she’d had less than six days. Was this something she could do? It was time to find out.“Spotter 1 to birdie, you good?”She closed her eyes, her left hand felt strange. Her left pointer finger throbbed for a moment then settled down. Just a light touch, she thought.“Spotter 1 to birdie… Samantha!”“I’m good,” she said. She picked up the box ...

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“Sofia gift from grandma” by Sherifah Abdulrasaq

Submitted to Contest #73

This story is about a girl called sofia who visited her grandmother and was given two birds as a gift but didn't know how to take proper care of them💜💜💜💜💜💜💜Sofia and her mum were eating silently, she finished eating her food and took her bag then she hugged her to say goodbye before going to schoolShe arrived in school and quickly take her sit to write the last examAfter finishing the exam sofia and her friends Mary and Julie sat under a big tree in the school to talk about how they will spend their holidaysMary said she and her family are g...

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“The Language of Birds.” by Sheikh Muzamil

Submitted to Contest #73

"Do not let it out until it gets adjusted," Sahil said."But i do not want to cage it," i said."You do not have to," he said with a sly smile, "just pluck out the flight feathers on its wings and it will have no option but to stay."He looked at me expecting an agreement from me. I smiled back.Sahil was a well known pigeon fancier in our village. Stories about him catching new birds everyday and his experience to tame them were known to all. I told him how much i was worried about my pigeon not eating anything. He explained everything that i s...

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“Flying Well” by Christian Hinrichsen

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  For the last few weeks, the bird-people of Jordero has been training a group of Rocs for their Air Force. However, the bird-people have hit a snag and have asked for Rangers, Druids, and Wardens for help. Hearing the call for help, Jerrin Elkrin has come to assist the good bird-people of Jordero. Climbing the rocky paths up to the bird-people and their base of operations, Jerrin a High Elf with copper-red hair and beard approaches the bird-people and their leader Zasha Chiba of the She-rock clan. Zasha appears to be a falcon-like fem...

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“The power struggle of Man and Parrot” by Sam Reeves

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For the third time this week Elliot had been woken up by that goddamn bird. When he promised Maisie he would look after Topaz for her while she went away he expected it to be a lot simpler than this. Rubbing his hands down his face with frustration, and trying to wake up, he dragged himself out of bed and headed downstairs to the lounge. After the first creak of his foot on the landing the bird started going crazy as she knew her next shift of annoying Elliot had just begun. “Gooooooooood morning!” She squawked in Maisie’s voice, as if it ...

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“Secret Santa ” by Kumbi Chitenderu

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Donald and his cousins screamed as they ran through the house. Tyrannosaurus! Mastodon! Triceratops! Sabre toothed tiger!Wait, I’m the Sabre toothed tiger. Tsitsi had stopped running. Yellow is my favourite colour. No, it’s mine. Tanya stood staring at Tsitsi, arms folded.Donald could sense a fight coming and he was not about to have his holiday ruined. Two weeks wasn’t enough time to pack in fun and fights. Those had to be kept to a minimum. Guys why don’t you switch every two rounds, he suggested. By now the power range...

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“The "African Grey Parrot" Story” by Michelle Andrews

Submitted to Contest #73

Every morning she awakens from the twilight of the horizon to hear the African Grey parrot. Tying her curtain panels that are embroidered with pink roses and baby's breath to see the parrot and listen to its opera call for a companion, remind her of the adventures of a broken heart. She blows a kiss at the parrot that drinks water from the tiny birdbath on her window and watches him return to the African Oil Palm tree. She reaches for a favorite glass of wine and withdraws because of the poisonous affects that cause heartbreaking memories of...

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“State of Liberosis” by Emre Yildiz

Submitted to Contest #73

Black-legged kittiwakes are flying birds commonly known as “winter gull” in New England as they hint at the incoming winter. Here in Manitoba, province of Canada these are simply kittiwakes. There are two subspecies, namely R. tridactyla pollicaris and R. tridactyle tridactyla. Mainly seen near the sea except during the breeding period, from May to September, when they can be found nesting on the sheerest sea cliffs. They are rarely found inland, though they have been sighted on a few occasions as far as 20 km inland. Normally, kittiwake spe...

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“Chatty” by Story Time

Submitted to Contest #73

Fran? Fran, it’s Cyn. CYN! No, not your sister. Your cousin. You don’t have a sister. Are you drinking that grass drink I bought you at the store near my house? Drink it, it’s good for you. CYN! Am I bothering you? Well, I know it’s 4am, but I had a feeling you’d be up. Especially if I called you a few times. What was it--six?  Six times?  You should really answer your phone as soon as you hear it. It could be an emergency. I could be dead. Imagine if your cousin was dead and you didn’t even know it, because you were ...

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“Christmas bird” by Sandra Claros

Submitted to Contest #73

-         Today is the 20th of December – I  reminded  my husband , and it makes exactly  a month since we just   moved from a big city . -         Having a Christmas party in  the countryside  is going to be fun – my husband John said, looking for “ the twelve days of Christmas”  vinyl disc  to play on his old Philips disc player with diamond ring. ? And we both started to dance, moved by the rhythm . -&n...

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“A Holly-Jolly Christmas” by Elliot G

Submitted to Contest #73

Theo was lonely. He lived by himself in a tiny little basement apartment near the outskirts of town; far from the busy city streets. He did not particularly desire human company and was rather grateful for his independence. However, on the rare occasion that he found himself growing excessively lonesome, Theo would sometimes find himself longing for a companion and there was no denying it. As the holidays approached, Theo could feel himself grow especially isolated and miserable as he watched families gather together, joyful and ex...

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“The Golden Bird” by Shreenidhi Ramamurthi

Submitted to Contest #73

Disclaimer: The characters Panchali and Krishna are inspired by Indian Mythology. However the story is completely a fiction and not a part of the Indian Mythology. Little Kittu was lying on his Grandma’s lap, his cute little eyes wide open in excitement and his half agape mouth drooling. ‘Jusht one more shtory grandma, pleeeeeashe,’ said Kittu in his squeaky voice. Who could deny any request that comes from this soft melodious voice?            ‘Ssshhhh! Not so loud! Your mother w...

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