October 2007 Friend
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October 2007 Friend
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26<br />
Riddles<br />
For the Birds<br />
B Y C O L L E E N F A H Y<br />
1. I can swim but can’t fly,<br />
And my walk looks absurd.<br />
Though I look like a butler,<br />
I’m a black-and-white bird.<br />
I am a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .<br />
Jokes<br />
1. Why do birds fly south for the winter?<br />
2. Why did the chicken cross the playground?<br />
3. What kind of bird never gets a haircut?<br />
(Answers on page 48.)<br />
Now the birds<br />
have privacy!<br />
2. I call out with a “Whoooo.”<br />
I’m awake through the night.<br />
People say that I’m wise.<br />
I know that they’re right.<br />
I am an __ __ __.<br />
3. I have bright-colored feathers,<br />
I can learn to say words.<br />
Though I talk like a person,<br />
I’m still one of the birds.<br />
I am a __ __ __ __ __ __ .<br />
illustrations by alisa haggard