Pettic hid in the forest for a full day. While he was there, he looked around to find out more about where he was. Creatures lived there, but they disappeared at his approach.
Then he noticed a large nest in a tree. He approached it and found it had one large egg in it. This was not the season for birds to lay their eggs. His observations had indicated autumn rather than spring. He thought this one would likely not hatch, or if it did it would not survive through the winter.
He slipped back into the undergrowth when he spotted a beautiful bird flying down to the nest. It had feathers of blue, red and yellow with plumes of green coming from its head. It settled onto the nest to incubate its egg.
Suddenly, Pettic smelt burning. He looked up and saw smoke coming from the nest. The beautifu
