Fearless Freddie (a true story)
Once upon a time there was a Rainbow Lorikeet called Freddie.
He lived high up in a tree with his mother, father, brother and three sisters.
He remembered how he was nice and warm in his egg. Then he got a bit cramped and got the urge to peck his way out.
Freddie was just skin and bones when he was born, but soon he grew some small feathers all over his body. Soon all the children started to look like their parents.
Each one had a beautiful blue head, with a light green collar. Their chests were orange and yellow, their bellies were blue. Their wings were green and they were just starting to grow their tail feathers.
Then one day a terrible thing happened. A strong wind blew Freddie out of his nest.
He landed on the ground with a ‘Thud!’ He felt a bit dazed. Then he wandered about looking for his mother and father (and his brother and three sisters).
The wind had blown him about and he felt too weak to walk. He had landed in the carpark of the Metung Primary School
Someone was coming his way. She was walking straight up to him! He wasn’t sure what to do, so he stood still. This person kept walking slowly up to him. Then she stopped. Freddie thought she looked a bit like a tree, so he hopped onto her shoe.
