IXL | Read myths, legends, and fables | 1st grade language arts

Read the first part of the story. It is about a bird who wants to change his feathers.

The Bird Who Wanted New Feathers

Once there was a small, gray bird. He could fly very high. He could fly very far.

He liked to fly near other birds. He saw birds with feathers of many colors.

One day, the bird sat by a lake. In the water, he saw his gray feathers.

"I wish my feathers had many colors," he said.

Adapted from one of Aesop's fables

What does the gray bird wish for?

to fly very high and far away

to have more gray feathers

to have feathers of many colors

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Read the first part of the story. It is about a bird who wants to change his feathers.

The Bird Who Wanted New Feathers

Once there was a small, gray bird. He could fly very high. He could fly very far.

He liked to fly near other birds. He saw birds with feathers of many colors.

One day, the bird sat by a lake. In the water, he saw his gray feathers.

"I wish my feathers had many colors," he said.

Adapted from one of Aesop's fables

What does the gray bird wish for?

to fly very high and far away

to have more gray feathers

to have feathers of many colors

In the story, the gray bird says, "I wish my feathers had many colors." This tells you what the gray bird wishes for.

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