THE BLUE BIRD .
 OLD EMMA  LIVED   IN  A  SMALL TOWN.
  IN    A  SMALL HOUSE  .
SHE  WAS AN   OLD WOMAN  .
SHE COULD NOT GO OUT ANY MORE .
 SOMETIMES SHE  WAS ILL  .
OR VERY TIRED.
 SHE  HAVE  TO STAY  IN  THE BED  .
 SHE DID NOT SEE MANY PEOPLE  .
A WOMAN CALLED MRS, *MOONEY CAME  .
SHE BROUGHT HER SOME FOOD .
SHE  CLEANED THE HOUSE  .
BUT  *EMMA  WAS ALONE  .
HER GREATEST FRIEND  WAS A  SMALL BLUE BIRD  .
IT HAS A WHITE MARK.
 ON ITS HEAD.
IT LIVED  IN A BIRDCAGE IN THE ROOM .
IT MADE A NOISE .
WHEN IT WANTED TO COME OUT .
THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE TALKING .
 EMMA  SPOKE  WITH  THE SMALL BIRD  EACH DAY  .
 BIRD  ANSWERED  HER WITH  THE VARIOUS NOISES .
 EMMA   LOVED THE BIRD VERY MUCH   .
SHE CALLED IT  *BILLY .
 THERE PEOPLE  WERE BUILDING THE NEW HOUSES  .
LIVING  PERSON  IN  THESE HOUSES  WERE YOUNG  .
THE MOST OF THEM   HAD CHILDREN.
ONE DAY  MRS. MOONEY CLEANED THE  BIRDCAGE.
 SHE LEFT THE DOOR  OPEN .
 NO ONE WAS  IN THE ROOM .
*BILLY CAME OUT OF THE BIRDCAGE.
IT WENT OVER TO THE WINDOW .
WHEN EMMA  CAME   INTO  THE ROOM  .
  BLUE-BIRD  HAS GONE .
POOR EMMA  WAS VERY SAD   .
SHE CALLED  MRS.  MOONEY .
WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE DOOR OF THE BIRDCAGE OPEN  .
 *BILLY HAS GONE .
 HE   WILL NEVER  COME  BACK.
AN ANIMAL CAN  EAT HIM .
 MY  POOR LITTLE  BIRD .
WHAT  SHALL  I  DO  .
 SHE  STARTED  TO CRY .
 MRS *MOONEY  SAID "I AM VERY SORRY  ".
 I FORGOT CLOSING THE DOOR  .
DO NOT CRY .
 IT  WILL COME  BACK  AGAIN  .
 IT  HAS GONE TO SEE  THE OTHER PLACES  .
LEAVE  THE WINDOW  OPEN.
 THEN IT  CAN FIND ITS WAY  .
POOR EMMA  WAS VERY UNHAPPY  .
 SHE  THOUGHT *BILLY  .
 SHE  COULD NOT THINK  ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE  .
 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOWN .
 A  FAMILY  WAS MOVING   TO  A  NEW HOUSE  .
THEIR  NAME WERE  DAVID AND VERA .
 VERA  WAS PUTTING  THE BOOKS IN FRONT ROOM  .
 DAVID  WAS CARRYING  THE BAGS   TO  THE HOUSE  .
IT WAS A BEAUTIFULL DAY  .
 THE LITTLE  HOUSE  LOOKED VERY  CLEAN AND NEW  .
VERA  WAS  VERY HAPPY  .
THE HOUSE  WAS FIRST HOUSE  .
NEARLY ALL  WAS  NEW  .
JUST THEN.
  SHE HEARD  A SMALL NOISE BY THE WINDOW.
  SHE  WENT TO  LOOK AT .
A  SMALL BLUE BIRD SAT THERE  .
 VERA  SAID "VERY BEATIFULL BIRD, ".
"*DAVİD ".
DO YOU COME  .
 DO YOU LOOK AT   TO  THIS  SMALL BIRD  .
 *DAVID  CAME  TO  THE ROOM  .
 AND HE  ALSO  LOOKED AT IT  .
 HE  SAID "GOOD ".
" BLUE BIRDS  MAKE   THE PEOPLE  HAPPY ".
 WE  WILL BECOME  HAPPY  HERE  .
 HIS WIFE  LAUGHED .
 SHE  SAID "HOW_MUCH NICE ".
WHERE  DID  IT  COME FROM  .
WILL IT  STAY  WITH US  .
 DAVID  SAID " WE  MUST NOT KEEP   IT  ".
SOMEBODY  MUST  OWN IT.
THEY'LL BE UNHAPPY TO LOSE IT  .
"HOW  WILL  IT  RETURN " SAID VERA .
 IT  WILL NOT FIND  THE WAY  .
 *DAVID  SAID " BIRD  KNOWS   A_LOT_OF THINGS  ".
LEAVE THE  WINDOW   OPEN  .
IT CAN GO WHEN  IT  WANTS  .
" IT MUST WANT  SOMETHING  TO EAT " SAID VERA.
 I WILL BRING  SOME  BREAD .
 THEY  GAVE  THE BIRD A FEW  PIECES OF BREAD   .
 IT ATE THEM ALL .
 THEN IT  DRANK SOME  WATER .
AND   IT FELL ASLEEP ON  THE CHAIR  .
VERA  AND DAVID WORKED ALL DAY.
  IN  OTHER  ROOMS  .
 AT NIGHT,.
 THEY  REMEMBERED THE SMALL BIRD   .
 THEY  WENT DOWN  AND  LOOKED IN THE FRONT ROOM.
BIRD   WAS STILL  THERE  .
 " WE  HAVE TO PUT  IT  OUT  " SAID *DAVID.
 WE CAN NOT LEAVE  THE WINDOW  OPEN ALL  NIGHT  .
WE CAN OPEN THE BEDROOM WINDOW OPEN  .
 SHE  TOOK THE BLUE-BIRD   IN HER  HANDS  .
AND  SHE CARRIED IT  TO  BEDROOM  .
 DAVID  PUT ONE SMALL BOX  .
THERE  WAS A  PIECE OF CLOTH  IN  THE BOX  .
 THEY PUT THE BIRD  TO THE BOX.
 THEY  PUT SOME  WATER  NEAR THE BOX  .
 AND THEY  PUT A  PIECE OF BREAD  .
 THEN THEY   OPENED THE WINDOW  .
 VERA  SAID "GOOD  NIGHT  , SMALL BIRD  ".
THANK YOU  FOR COMING TO SEE US .
  WE  SHALL BE  HAPPY  HERE  .
 I KNOW  .
THE NEXT MORNING.
 THEY  LOOKED AT  IN   THE OTHER BEDROOM  .
 BLUE BIRD  HAS GONE .
 IN  THE HOUSE  IN  OTHER SIDE  OF  THE TOWN .
 OLD EMMA  OPENED HER EYES  .
 SHE  THOUGHT ABOUT HER  BLUE BIRD  .
 SHE  GOT UP .
SHE BEGAN TO  DRESS .
JUST THEN .
 SHE  HEARD A SMALL NOISE    BY THE WINDOW  .
 BLUE BIRD  HAS SAT THERE  .
OLD  EMMA WAS VERY  HAPPY .
 SHE  SAID "*BILLY ".
 YOU  RETURNED .
DEAR  , SMALL BILLY .
YOU'VE COME BACK .
 I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU  .
WHY  DID YOU GO AWAY  .
 SHE  TOUCHED   THE BIRD  .
 SHE  TRIED TO TALK .
JUST THEN.
 MRS *MOONEY  CAME IN .
SHE  CRIED  "WHAT  DID  I   SAY ".
" IT  HAS COME BACK   ".
"YES" SAID  EMMA .
 IT MUST NOT GO  AGAIN  .
 SHE  TOOK THE BIRD   IN  HER  HANDS  .
AND   SHE  CARRIED IT  TO  THE BIRDCAGE  .
 BUT BIRD  DID NOT WANT  TO ENTER  TO  THE CAGE  .
 IT FOUGHT  TO  GO AWAY .
" BIRD  DOES NOT WANT  TO ENTER  TO  THE CAGE  ".
 SAID *MOONEY .
" IT  DOESN'T LIKE  BEING SHUT UP  ".
 DO NOT PUT IT THERE.
 BUT IT WILL GO AWAY .
 LET IT GO,IF IT WANTS TO.
LET IT STAY BY THE WINDOW.
EMMA  ALLOWED THE BIRD GO  .
 AND THE BIRD WENT AND  SAT  BY   THE WINDOW .
  IT  DID NOT GO  OUTSIDE  .
AND   IT JUST SAT  THERE.
EMMA DID NOT TRY TO PUT IT   .
 IT  LIKED TO BE  IN  THE ROOM  .
THE WINDOW WAS ALWAYS OPEN .
SOMETIMES THE BIRD WENT OUTSIDE.
AND IT SAT IN A TREE.
 BUT IT  ALWAYS  CAME BACK  .
ONE DAY,.
TWO  YEARS LATER .
*EMMA  WAS NOT GOOD  .
SHE HAD TO STAY  IN  THE BED  .
 BLUE BIRD  SAT ON THE TABLE BY THE BED  .
 BIRD  ALWAYS  SAT THERE  .
 THAT NIGHT .
EMMA  OPENED HER EYES   .
AND   SHE TRIED TO  TURN ON  THE LIGHT  .
 HER HAND  TOUCHED   THE SMALL BIRD  .
 THEN IT  FELL DOWN  ON  THE BED   .
 SHE  DID NOT MOVE  AGAIN  .
 MRS *MOONEY  CAME IN THE MORNING  .
AND   SHE SPOKE   TO  *EMMA  .
 BUT *EMMA  DID NOT ANSWER  HER  .
 MRS *MOONEY  TOUCHED HER  .
 THEN SHE  WENT QUICKLY  .
AND   SHE TELEPHONED  TO  THE DOCTOR  .
 DOCTOR  CAME.
 AND  HE LOOKED AT  *EMMA .
 HE  SAID " SHE  DIED IN_THE_NIGHT  ".
" SHE  KNEW  NOTHING  ".
"SHE  WAS VERY OLD  ".
" SHE   LOOKS VERY QUIET ".
"AND SHE LOOKS HAPPY  NOW  ".
 MRS *MOONEY  LOOKED ALL OVER   THE ROOM  .
 "WHERE IS THE BIRD  ".
IT  WAS ALWAYS  HERE  .
 IT  HAS GONE  .
 DOCTOR  SAID "WINDOW IS  OPEN".
" IT  HAS GONE  AWAY ".
 OLD EMMA  LOVED  THAT BIRD .
 SHE  SAID TO  ME ONCE  .
"IF  I DIE  ".
"PLEASE  TAKE CARE OF *BILLY  "  .
 I  HAVE SAID "ALL_RIGHT ".
I'LL TAKE IT WITH ME.
BUT   I DO NOT WANT  IT  .
 I DO NOT WANT  ONE BIRD  IN MY   HOUSE  .
DOCTOR  SAID "BIRD CAN TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES ".
 IT  WENT TO FIND   ANOTHER HOME  .
 MRS *MOONEY  LEFT THE WINDOW  OPEN  .
BUT   BLUE BIRD  NEVER  RETURN  .
IN THE SCOTT'S  HOUSE .
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOWN.
THEIR LITTLE GIRL  WAS IN THE BED  .
SHE  WAS ONLY A  YEARS OLD  .
SHE  WAS VERY ILL  .
 HER  MOTHER SAT BY THE BED  .
 SHE  LOOED VERY TROUBLED  .
 THE CHILD'S FACE   WAS WHITE  .
  SHE DID NOT MOVE AT ALL  .
JUST THEN,.
 VERA_SCOTT HEARD A NOISE BY THE WINDOW .
 THE  BLUE BIRD   SAT THERE  .
" BLUE BIRD HAS  COME BACK  ".
" SOMETHING GOOD  MUST HAPPEN  NOW  ".
 BLUE BIRD  CAME OVER.
 AND IT SAT SILENTLY  ON THE BED.
 NEAR THE LITTLE GIRL  .
 VERA  LOOKED AT HER   AND  WAITED  .
AFTER A TIME .
THE CHILD  OPENED HER EYES   .
 SHE  LOOKED AT   THE BLUE BIRD  .
AND SHE PUT HER  HAND TO TOUCH IT .
 HER MOTHER  GAVE  SOMETHING TO DRINK  .
 AND SHE  FELL ASLEEP .
 DOCTOR  CAME SOON  .
HE  LOOKED AT CAREFULLY THE CHILD  .
AND   HE  TOUCHED HER  .
 THEN HE   TURNED  TO HER  MOTHER  .
 DOCTOR  SAID "SHE, MORE, GOOD, ".
"SHE  IS BETTER ".
MUCH BETTER.
YOU CAN STOP BEING AFRAID  .
 SHE  WILL LIVE  AND  GROW AGAIN  .
THEN .
 HE  SAW THE BLUE BIRD  .
 "WHERE  DID YOU GET THAT   BIRD  " HE SAID.
 " I DO NOT KNOW  " SAID VERA.
 IT  CAME  IN AT   THE WINDOW  NOW  .
IT CAME ONCE BEFORE .
BUT IT WENT AWAY AGAIN.
IT HAS A WHITE MARK ON ITS HEAD .
DO YOU KNOW  ANYTHING  ABOUT IT  .
 DOCTOR  SAID " I THINK  SO  ".
 HE  TOLD HER  ABOUT *EMMA  .
"THEN".
"CAN WE KEEP BACK  THIS  ".
 DOCTOR  SAID " WHY NOT  ".
"NO ONE ELSE WANT  IT  ".
 VERA  SAID " I  WANT IT ".
AS SOON AS IT CAME ,MY LITTLE GIRL WAS BETTER .
 BLUE BIRD  WILL STAY  WITH US  .
AND   IT DID   .