Amy - The little birder
Illustrated by : Evan
Story narration :- Amol
Amy was a curious girl who loved to wander in her neighborhood green area with a pair of binoculars that once belonged to her grandfather. Her grandfather had been a passionate birder and bird stamp collector, telling her exciting stories about amazing birds and their journeys.
One sunny Saturday morning, Amy found herself in the attic, looking through her grandfather's old belongings. She came across a dusty, wooden box labeled The Bird Stamp Collection. Curious, she opened it and found colorful stamps of birds she had never seen. One showed a bright, big bird from India named the Great Indian Bustard.
Amy decided she wanted to know more about these birds and began spending her weekends watching the local birds in her backyard. She learned their names, the unique sounds they made, and even noticed how each one had a personality of its own. The birds on the stamps felt like long-distance friends, waiting for her to know them better.
One day, as she sat by the pond, an elderly man approached her, noticing her binoculars. He introduced himself as Mr. Rao, a retired ornithologist who had been studying birds his entire life. Amy eagerly shared her passion for birds and bird stamps and asked if he would teach her more about the birds she’d seen around and the ones on her stamps. With a warm smile, Mr. Rao agreed.
Over the months, Mr. Rao took Amy on bird-watching trips, teaching her how to listen to the birds, spot them, and observe their behavior without disturbing them. Each trip was like opening a new page in her grandfather's collection, and she even started adding new stamps from the countries she read about, expanding the collection as her knowledge grew.
With Mr. Rao's encouragement, Amy joined a local Mumbai birder's club. There, she met others who loved birds and stamps too, and she exchanged stamps with collectors from all over the world. She realized her collection was more than just stamps — it was about the stories and connections behind them.
One summer evening, she invited her friends over for a “Birds and Stamps” night, where they shared stories about their favorite birds, showed off their collections, and even painted bird scenes together. Her hobby had grown from a personal interest to a way to connect with others, and soon Amy was known in her school as “the bird girl.”
Years later, Amy would look back with thankfulness on the day she opened her grandfather's wooden box. Through watching birds and collecting stamps, she had found a hobby that let her enjoy nature, make friends, and feel connected to the nature.
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