Jude and Lauren

“But how did you ever learn to talk if you live in the forest?” asked Lauren.
“Well, Lauren,” Shubi explained, “I once had a little girl just like you. Her name was Alyssa, and I learned to talk from her.”
Lauren asked, “What happened? Are you lost too?”
“No I am not lost, Lauren,” Shubi told her. “I just do not have a human family now. My little girl grew up and moved away, so I decided to move out on my own.
I met my friends Tanner and Cody and they are my family now. But don’t worry; I will help you get back home to your family. Just stick with me and I will keep you safe. I am going to go talk to your brother now.”




Shubi flew to the little boy to talk to him. “Hi Jude,” Shubi said, as he landed on the top of his hat.
It took Jude a minute to realize that a bird was talking to him. “Wow!” Jude said with excitement. “Where did you come from?”
“My name is Shubi. Your sister told me that you two are lost. I’m going to help you get back home.”
“How are you going to do that?” Jude asked. “And, why am I talking to a bird? I must be dreaming.” Jude mumbled.
Shubi replied, “No, Jude, you are not dreaming. I am a real, talking bird. I can help you get home by finding help and telling them where you are. That’s why they call me The Amazing Shubi Bird.”

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Shubi meets Lauren

While Cody and Tanner were plotting their scheme, Shubi flew as fast as he could and landed on the little girl’s shoulder. He told the little girl, “My name is Shubi. What is your name?”

“I’ve never heard of a bird that can talk!” The little girl giggled and then replied, “My name is Lauren. My brother Jude and I are lost.”

Shubi smiled and said, “Nice to meet you Lauren. You have never heard a bird talk before? All animals can talk, but most do not because they are shy, and no one takes the time to listen. I’m not shy though. I talk all the time, whether someone is listening or not!”

Cody and Tanner fear the children

Shubi giggled and shouted down to Cody, “That’s real funny, but that is not why children shouldn’t be in the woods by themselves. They could get hurt! This is serious! I have to go see why these children are all alone. I have to help them.”

Cody shouted back, “Don’t bring them over here Shubi!” As Shubi took flight to go to the children, he loudly replied, “What? I can not hear you, Cody!”

Cody and Tanner were upset and afraid of the very thought that Shubi would bring the children in their direction. “Oh, what are we going to do?” asked Tanner.

“We will just have to hide and prepare to defend ourselves,” Cody told Tanner as he scratched his head and began to devise a plan.

Shubi and friends find lost children

Meanwhile, at the top of the tree, Shubi was surprised to see two children, in the forest, all alone. He shouted, “Children are not supposed to be out here without their parents!”

Tanner and Cody both agreed. Tanner warned, “Children are not supposed to be out here because they throw rocks at us and try to trap us.”

Cody nodded his head and agreed, “Yeah, and when they catch you they pull your hair.” Cody started laughing and laughing at his joke because hair is another word for rabbit, spelled “hare.” Cody laughed so hard that he couldn’t even stand up anymore, and rolled on the ground laughing and kicking his feet.

“I don’t get it,” Tanner thought, as he shook his head while watching Cody savor his joke.

Tanner wishes he could fly just like Shubi

Shubi chuckled and then asked Cody, “Will you climb to the top of the tree and fly off with me?”

Cody did not have a very good sense of humor when someone was joking with him. He only laughed when he told a joke, or kidded around, so he got mad at Shubi and asked, “Do you see wings on me?”

Shubi laughed at Cody and said, “I am only joking. Why do you have to be so serious all the time? You are just grumpy, Cody! You are just grumpy!”

Shubi seemed to enjoy kidding around with both Cody and Tanner, just to lighten the mood. He was always playful and lively, and would do anything for a laugh. Still, Shubi’s friends were not always in the mood for his silliness.

Tanner and Cody watched Shubi fly to the top of the tree, flapping his wings very fast as his body floated to the top branch.

Tanner shouted “Wow! I do wish I could do that. I would have so much fun if I could fly like Shubi!”

Grumpy Cody said, “It’s just not normal. I would not want to do that even if I could!”

“Boy, Shubi is right,” Tanner said to Cody. “You are grumpy.”

Cody snarled at Tanner and told him that he would be grumpy too if he was attacked by Hermit Harry’s big mean birdie.

“Well, you shouldn’t have snuck into his cage to run off with his treats!” Tanner scolded.

The Blue Guardian

Chapter One

The Blue Guardian

Shubi the bird, Tanner the rabbit, and Cody the squirrel were all friends in the wild. Although they all used to be someone’s pets, many years ago Tanner and Cody were mistreated and left their homes. Shubi once had a home too, but his little girl grew up and moved far away, so he started a new life in the forest.

One afternoon Shubi jokingly said to Tanner, “Let’s go to the top of the tree and fly away!”

Tanner knew he was not a bird and could not fly, so he replied to Shubi, “I do not have wings. If I tried to fly with you, I would get hurt!”