Room 5's Learning

THE KINGFISHER

By Caelan 

Yesterday, I came home from school in my dad’s van. When I got inside I started reading, as I was reading, a bird smashed into the window, it was so loud that my mum heard it f­rom her office! “ Caelan,” called my mum, “What was that?”. “I think it was a bird!” I replied.  We ran outside as fast as we could, but we were too late, the bird was already in my cat’s mouth! “Oh my god!” shouted my mum. “Is he dead?” asked my sister. “I don’t think he is” I replied. Mum went to pick him up, “It’s a kingfisher” said mum. She was right!

My mum went to go and put it in a near by tree, “Be free!!!” we all shouted in joyful voices, and we got back to work . About half an hour later my sister suddenly shouted “He’s gone now, he flew away!!!” “Really?” asked mum. We all went outside to check, then something terrible happened, the bird had fallen out of the tree . Mum called Dad to pick the bird up because she was too scared, she said “Argh! He’s all twisted and broken!”, she was very sad and worried. When Dad came out and picked up the kingfisher, he said “No, he’s fine, he might be a bit shocked I think”.

We brought him inside and my mum put him in the cat carry cage, we then called bird rescue. After that, my mum phoned our vet and she took Mr. Kingfisher to the vet to get checked over and stay the night there. In the morning the vet phoned the SPCA to pick up Mr. Kingfisher.

I got to hold and pat the kingfisher before he went - he was soft, colourful and very beautiful! I miss Mr. Kingfisher, I hope he’s ok.