Children Fiction Books presents the story on “Share and share alike”. Sharing is not a trait found only in fiction books. Sharing is alive and well in the nonfiction world too. There are many stories in fiction that spread the message that sharing is a good trait. Children reading this fiction book will be happy to know that the value of sharing is appreciated.
When you have something good, it is always nice to share with another person who is in need. Children love to share and make friends. Animals sometimes share too, although other times, they fight over their territorial rights. This is a short story about how a barn owl shares a nesting box with a couple of kestrels.
Farmer Green and his wife, Mrs Green, love birds. The couple built several nesting boxes in the trees in their backyard. Farmer Green built some bird feeders and installed them on platforms erected along the perimeter of his fence in his backyard. The bird feeders were not intrusive and blended well into the garden landscape of the home.
Every morning, Mrs Green would fill her bird feeders with bird feed she bought from the store. Sometimes, she would leave some ripe fruit in the feeders too.
This autumn, the birds have started building their nests. Mrs Green had cleaned out the nesting boxes in the trees. She wanted to make a warm welcome for the new birds that would be making their homes in her backyard. Mrs Green jokingly called the nesting boxes the Bird Hotel.
After several days, Mrs Green and Farmer Green discovered that they were joined by several new guests in their backyard “Bird Hotel”. The guests checked in and made themselves at home. Mrs Green took out her binoculars and trained them on the nests.
She could see birds sitting inside the wood boxes. Some birds had gathered dry sticks, leaves and nest building materials to construct a nest of comfort within the bare plywood boxes. Leave it to the birds to furbish their hotel with some comforts for home.
Mrs Green saw two brown colored kestrels and a white barn owl sharing a box. That was strange as the birds were of different species and usually, only birds of a feather, and same species, flock together. Mrs Green called out to Farmer Green excitedly. Farmer Green came running out of the house.
“Look, Mr Green, up there! Kestrels and barn owls are sharing a nesting box!” Mrs Green passed her binoculars to Farmer Green.
“Yes! I see them! Well, I never have seen anything like this before!”
“What do you think caused them to share a home?” Mrs Green scratched her head in amazement.
“Maybe there aren’t enough nesting boxes to go around. Maybe they feel warmer when they are squeezed together.”
“Please make some more boxes for the birds,” Mrs Green pleaded wth her husband.
“I’ll try my best. I’ll get to work in my workshop after evening chores,” promised Farmer Green. He went off to work, the better to finish his day earlier so that he would be back at home earlier in the evening.
It was good to see the barn owl and the kestrel sharing a home. The owl hunts at night and sleeps in the day. The kestrel does the reverse by hunting for worms during the day and sleeping at night. The owl and kestrel sleep in shifts and maximize the use of the home. They share a home and share alike. There were no rows over territorial rights. We can all learn from this simple story on sharing and sharing alike.
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