FLIGHT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD (A Parable for the ... - Vidya Online

Without stopping, Dukdukdiya looked down at
all of the animals. She said, “I am doing what I
can.”
THE HUMMINGBIRD’S EFFECT
THIS story of a small, committed bird determined to put out a forest
fire is inspired by a parable told by the Quechuan people of present-day
Ecuador. The hummingbird is a frequent character in the stories of the
indigenous peoples of the Americas, the exclusive home of more than
350 species of the extraordinary little bird.