Colourful Birds

Author: Chathurika Jayasooriya

Illustrator: Chathurika Jayasooriya

Translator: Alisha Berger

Once upon a time, all birds were white.

“Make me beautiful, Grandfather Magic,” said Woodpecker.

“Come, I will paint you a beautiful colour,” said Grandfather Magic.

Woodpecker was now red.

A little bird looked at Woodpecker.

She wanted to look beautiful, too.

“This is my favourite flower,” said the little bird to Grandfather Magic.

“Will you paint me the same colour as this flower?”

Grandfather Magic painted the little bird a beautiful yellow.

The yellow bird went to Woodpecker.

“Look how beautiful I am, Woodpecker!” said the yellow bird.

“No, no, I am more beautiful than you,” argued Woodpecker.

Oriole tried to calm them down by holding them apart.

During the fight, the yellow colour of the little bird mixed with the red colour of Woodpecker. Oriole became… orange!

“O-o-range,

o-o-riole!

O-o-range,

o-o-riole!”

The parrots teased Oriole.

Oriole chased after them angrily.

“Oh, Grandfather Magic!” cried the parrots. “Please save us!”

“Come, let me paint you all green,” he offered.

The green parrots showed off their colour to Kingfisher.

“Where did you get this beautiful colour, dear parrots?”

“Go to Grandfather Magic!” they chirped.

Kingfisher liked the colour of the sky. So Grandfather Magic turned her blue.

Kingfisher went to meet Woodpecker.

As they were talking, Pigeon crashed into them.

“Oh no!”

A little bit of red from Woodpecker mixed with a little bit of blue from Kingfisher.

Pigeon looked at the smudge of purple on her.

"Purple looks good on me," she thought.

While Grandfather Magic painted Pigeon purple, all the birds joined them.

What a wonderful rainbow of colours!

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This story:Colourful Birdsis translated byAlisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'පාට අපූරුයි', byChathurika Jayasooriya. © Room to Read , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A circle of birds, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A man surrounded by birds, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A white bird and a woodpecker, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A white bird with a flower next to a man, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A white bird turning yellow, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A yellow bird and a woodpecker fighting, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Three birds fighting, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:An orange bird chasing white parrots, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A man surrounded by parrots, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Two birds talking, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Page 11:A pigeon collides into two birds, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A white pigeon with a purple smudge, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Birds with different colours flying, byChathurika Jayasooriya© Room to Read, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Colourful Birds (English)

Once upon a time, all the birds in the world were white. Only Grandfather Magic could change their colours. What did he create?

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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