Coo-coo, a little pigeon, was very cheerful. She was supposed to see her first spring on her birthday, the next day. She came back home from bazar with daddy pigeon. Hopping and hopping, she put her new blouse in her bedroom. All of a sudden she heard her dad asking her mom: ”What should we do for coo coo boughoo`s birthday gift? It`s really important.
Coo-coo boughoo gulped: ”gulp! gift? Should I give my parents a gift? What should I buy? Besides, They have a plan for it.” She got flustered. She hopped and went to her friend, squirrel. This was her first spring, too. So she said: ”should we give them a birthday gift? I don`t have even any money to buy a gift.”
Coo-coo boughoo said: ”we`d better go to our bedroom and close the door to pretend we`re asleep. Then they won`t understand we don`t have any gifts.
Lizard heard them. He took his head out of a hole in the ground and said yawning; ”good morning!”
Coo-coo said:”yay! You`ve waken up from your hibernation. ”yes, hooray! Spring has come” lizard said. ”since we don`t have anything, let`s give them some special pickles as a gift.
Squirrel said: ”we need to bring cook book first. Moreover, we don`t have time to cook it.”
I have 3 gallons of oak pickles. They are those oaks you had hidden and hadn`t found again.”
Squirrel sighed: ”ouch! I forgot where I had put them.”
Lizard said: ”I was so sleepy that I couldn`t inform you. I made it and slept.”
Coo-coo boughoo went home with a gallon of oak pickles.
She put on her new blouse when new year arrived. Her aunt, uncle and grandpa came to their house. They congratulated her birthdayr happily. They were eating nuts when daddy pigeon said: ”now it`s time for coo-coo boughoo`s gift.
Coo-coo hopped to bring the pickles quickly. Then she said happily:” this is my gift for you”
Daddy cackled. He got the pickles and took a packet of colorful grain out of his pocket and said:” others always give gifts to a person who was born.”
Coo-coo took his gift flapping and said: ”does it mean I was wrong? ”then she started counting. So, more people, more gifts. Hooray! With mom`s gift I`ll have 5.””
They started laughing again. It was so loud that their laughter filled the forest. ”coo, coo. Coo,coo.”
