Pelican Was Hungry

Pelican Was Hungry

鹈鹕[tí hú]

He opened his bill wide and then closed it fast.

That is how a pelican says,”I am hungry.”

He saw something shaped like a fin in the water.

Quick! He dove down fast to eat it up.

It was a dolphin's fin.

A dolphin is much too big for a pelican toeat.

So Pelican flew back up to his branch.

Pelican sat on his branch.

He opened his bill wide.

Then he closed it fast.

He was still hungry.

Suddenly, he saw a little head pop out ofthe waves.

Quick! Pelican dove down fast to eat it up.

It was a turtle.

The turtle was much too big for a pelicanto eat.

The turtle dove in the water and swam away.

Pelican still did not have any food.

He flew up and away on the wind.

He looked down. Every little wave sparkled.

Soon he saw something floating on top of awave.

Quick! Pelican dove down fast to eat it up.

It was a coconut.

A coconut is much too big for a pelican toeat.

Pelican poked it away with his bill.

He still did not have any food.

Pelican swam and rode on top of the waves.

He opened his bill and closed it fast.

He opened it and closed it again.

He was very hungry.

He flew up on the wind and over the waves.

He flew all the way back home to hisbranch.

Pelican looked down at the water.

He opened his bill wide and closed it fast.

He was very, very hungry.

He saw something shine and flash under thewater.

He dove down fast.

It was a fish, and it was a good one!

It was not too big.

It had no big bones and fins that he couldchoke on.

Pelican flew back up to his branch with the fish in his bill.

He let the fish slide down his neck.

Then Pelican closed his bill and put it onhis chest.

That is how a pelican says,”I am not hungryanymore.”