This is Pako the Pigeon.
Pako goes,
“Coo! Coo!”
She flies and spreads out her wings.
She loves to fly over Namwayi and Dairine’s house as they play crisscross every day
Namwayi and Dairine
love to imitate Pako.
They spread their little
hands and run around
the house.
Coo! Coo!
Pako! Pako!
One day, Pako did not
fly over the house as
usual.
Where could
she be?
Dairine, Namwayi and the cat looked for Pako in the garden,
but she was not there.
They looked in
the sky and they
could not see
Pako anywhere.
This made them
very sad.
Cat called to Pako:
Meow!Meow!
Cat heard Pako reply,
and followed the
sound. Coo!
Coo!
Oh no! Pako was
caught in a thicket.
Not to worry, I
have soft and
tender paws. See!
Cat gently took Pako to
Namwayi and Dairine.
They could see that Pako
had hurt her wing.
Pako’s wing was
very sore, but the
girls took good care
of her.
With Mum’s help,
Namwayi and
Dairine bandaged
Pako’s wing to help
her heal quickly.
When Pako healed, she flew
home. But she would fly
to the girls’ window each
morning.
The girls
would shout,
“Good
morning
Pako!”
Coo!
Coo!
Meow!
Meow!
Rowena Ludick - Pako the Pigeon disappears
