BR 1-10: Flying Home

"I want to be with my family again"(Rabley, 1998, p.3)

Felix the parakeet is miserable in his cage in a New York apartment. He manages to escape and starts flying south. His hope is to go back to the Brazilian rainforest. Will he find his home again?

Felix is a blue and yellow bird form Brazil. He lives with the Baxter family in New York. His home is a big cage. It is on the fortieth floor of a tall building.
Felix likes the Baxters, and the Baxters like him. They give him food. They talk to him and show him to all their friends. But Felix is not happy. He wants to go home to Brazil!
Will he find his home again?

This story is retold by Stephen Rabley. This is in the Penguin Readers Easystarts. Its YL (Yomiyasusa level) is 0.8, so it is written 1000 words (about 15 pages).
This story is interesting, and pictures in this book are very beautiful! I like them.
I recommend you to read this book. Let's challenge.

176 words

Rabley, Stephen. (1998). Flying home. Essex, England: Penguin.