Which best describes how the bird feels? O trapped and frustrated
O happy and content
angry and hateful
O scared and lonely
Read the excerpt from "Return Flight."
He narrowed his eyes and bristled. The humiliation of
being crated pecked and clawed at his spirit. Maggie's
smooth claws, encased in thick material, resisted his
protests as they enfolded him in darkness. Maggie tried
to soothe his shame with her coos and gurgles, but it
was no match for the despair that washed over him at
these moments. He was a regal bird, meant to fly
above the earth in a magnificent and boundless
existence, not teeter around in a cramped box. His
wings felt strong by his sides, and the urge to flap them
until they broke through the walls that surrounded him
became more insistent.