There's a little hero in everyone

Tanner and Cody knew how dangerous it would be for Shubi to fall out of the sky. They did not think Shubi could survive, and knew the children might need them. They both decided that they would go home with the children.

Jude and Lauren both tried hard not to cry. Neither of them thought they could find poor Shubi. It seemed hopeless as they looked out of the helicopter window. They began to think that they would never see him again.

Shubi saved their lives and they would never forget him. They hoped that he survived the fall, but they gave up hope of ever finding him.

“He’s gone forever, isn’t he?” Lauren asked. Jude hugged his sister as they both cried.

Lucky for Shubi, spider webs are the strongest material in the world. It was a web that broke Shubi’s fall. It was a very large, freshly spun web, and must have been spun by a large spider! Shubi would need to be freed before the spider returned, so he would not be the next meal of this spider.

He hollered for help but feared no one could hear him over the rain. His bear growl would not help him here. There was nothing that he could do but wait and hope one of his friends would come to his rescue, and quickly!

Shubi had many friends in the wild. He was friends with many different types of animals and it would take one of his friends to help him out of this trap. He kept calling for help and did not give up.

Sadie finds the children, but loses sight of Shubi

Shubi could not fly with Sadie in her helicopter because he could not see well enough to lead her to the children. Instead, he flew in front of her.

This was a dangerous journey for Shubi. There were dark clouds above him. If it were to rain, he would not be able to fly. He could fall from the sky. Shubi would need to lead Sadie to the children before it rained.

The sun was also going down, which made it even more important for them to fly as fast as they could. Shubi flapped his wings faster than he had ever flapped them before. It was up to him to save the children and get them safely home again.

Shubi did the very best he could to get to the children before it started raining or got dark. Still he didn’t make it all the way there before the clouds above him started to pour rain, soaking his feathers.

As he fell from the sky, he saw the children sitting between the trees with Cody and Tanner.

As Sadie watched Shubi fall from the sky, she looked down and saw the children too. She hoped Shubi would be okay, but she could not keep him from falling.

She did what Shubi would want her to do. She flew to the children and found a place to land between the trees. Sadie tried hard to hold back her tears for Shubi, because she did not want to upset the children.

Congrats to Kat