Page 21 - Adventures of Aimi

One—Startling Screech
“Hello. Hello. My name is Keeto. I can talk. I can talk. I’m a talking bird. Pretty bird, pretty bird. I’m a pretty bird.”
“You are a pretty bird,” said Aimi, laughing. “I already told you that. But you are only one color. Green. Peacock is many different colors. Peacock is ir-ri-des- cent.”
“I can talk, I can talk. I’m a talking bird” said Keeto. “Is that all you can say?” asked Aimi.
Keeto looked at Aimi with one eye. He turned his
big green head and looked at Aimi with his other eye. “Seeds, seeds,” said the big green bird. “Keeto likes
seeds!”
“Can we give Keeto some seeds, Grami?” asked
Aimi.
“Yes, we can,” said Grami. “See that seed machine?
Here is a quarter to buy seeds from the seed machine.” Aimi put a quarter into the slot on the seed machine. A little bag of
sunflower seeds slid from the machine. The big green bird watched as Aimi opened the little bag and sprinkled the sunflower seeds on the stone wall.
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