Short Story

Birdy’s Lost and Found

Read by Richard Scott.
Written and illustrated by Bertie.
Produced by Jana Elizabeth.

Birdy is a crow who has been friends with a boy named Jake. He can talk and be hundreds of years old. In this episode he proves himself useful to the family and puzzle of Jake's father. Birdy and Jake have long and lively conversations, but not everyone knows that Birdy can talk.

Jake looked pale. Mum says that they have to go to the park to get some fresh air. Then they play football. Jake’s sister, Elle, scored a goal against Dad. Then Jake scored two more goals. The fourth time that Jake came in for a shot, Dad was determined to save the ball. He took a dive towards the coat that they were using as a goal post and landed with a heavy thud.

When they finished playing football, they feel it’s had enough of football for one weekend. But they had only been out for half an hour and Mum had told them to take a big walk because Jake had been in his room for most of the week.

Jake : “Let’s get a boat! Can we please?”

Then Dad, Jake, and Elle rented a boat and played on that little lake. After they play the boat, then they returned to the parking lot was the key of his Dad car lost. They have been looking for where the are playing but did not find the key. So they walked home.

Mum : “Who’s in charge, you or Jake?”

Jake : “Jake, and they all laughed.”

After that Jake went into the garden to see if Birdy was around. Birdy was not there, when Jake returned home, Birdy flew and landed on the garden table.

Birdy : “Is your Dad planning on digging up any nice worms?”

Jake : "No, he's in a bad mood because he lost his car keys,". "He has to go back to the park with the spare people so he can get his car."

Dad could not find the spare key for a very good reason. Mom had lost her car keys two weeks ago when she went to the gym. He forgot to tell anyone that he had to take the taxi home to pick up the reserve and then go back to the gym, and the two keys are gone, if the car was overnight in the park then have to pay a large fine.

Jake could hear Mum and Dad having a row about this. They were in the bedroom, but their voices were loud enough to be heard in the garden.

Birdy : “Sounds like they’re blaming each other,”

Jake : “It’s the usual thing,”

Birdy : “Well let’s see if I can help,”. (And he flew off)

Jake went to his room, after a while he heard the sound of tapping the window. Jake sees Birdy holding something in his beak.

Jake : “Are those the car keys?”.

Birdy : "Well, they're key to someone Ford, I found them in a puddle near a boating shed."

Jake : “They’re probably ours. I will tell Dad. Oh by the way, thanks. You’re an amazing bird.”

Birdy : "I know,"

Then Jake went straight to his Dad and gave the key and he told him that Birdy had found the car keys, his Dad was confused and disbelieving. Then they thanked Birdy who was sitting on the window sill.

"Cawwwwww!" Said Birdy.