This is the story of a baby Budgie who overcame all the odds. When Odin hatched in her warm nest box & gazed up lovingly at her mother, eagerly crying for the sweet taste of her first feed, nobody could have ever imagined what would occur in just a few weeks. When Odin had grown, the moment came to see her world for the first time, feathers fluffed & anticipation dancing through her young mind, Odin poked her tiny head out into the unknown & squinted at the honey of the sun.
Just then- it happened… the accident. Nobody knew what happened, not even Odin, in a blur of confusion she hit the aviary floor. Shocked, Odin tried to walk, but she fell onto her tummy. Afraid to look down, Odin peered at her feet… ah. Foot. Her other leg was gone. She laid on the floor & nibbled at the cavity under her wing, her family looking down with worry. Then out came her owner & scooped her up, the singing of her siblings faded to silence.
Odin was now in a tiny cage indoors & the humans were feeding her from a big cold spoon. She was terrified & her cavity was hurting more & more. Nobody seemed concerned about it, but she was. A few days later they said it was time for her to go somewhere else. Now very weak & thin, Odin was too tired for any more changes, any more fear.
But these people seemed different, they noticed her cavity & were very worried, they looked at her just like her mother had done as she lay on the floor. The people said that there were lots of other Birds where she was going & that it would all be okay. Odin felt so different, so alone. What would all of those other Birds think of her with only 1 leg? When they arrived home, she was greeted with an explosion of welcoming songs, the sound was so electrifying!
Then, when her infected cavity was all better, Odin was introduced to a flock of Budgies & 2 Cockatiels. She laid on the floor & a big cockatiel came up to her, his presence looming & scary. But just as she became scared, Odin noticed something, something different. He had 1 leg! Just like her!
The Cockatiel bent down & kissed her gently on her cheek & Odin let out the sweetest of songs. She then followed him as he showed her how to move. Slowly now…. hop, hop, hop. Just like that, Odin travelled into her future. It wasn’t the end of the story, but rather the beginning of a whole new one & Odin was going to love it very much.