Early Bird's New Motto

Since I was a baby, I had always heard That the one who gets the worm is the early bird. Finally the time had come to test my wings, and so I went out before I even heard the rooster crow. I was very sneaky; with my siblings still asleep, Quietly I flew away, making not a peep. Under trees and bushes, hopping all around, I searched hard, yet there wasn’t one worm to be found! I felt pretty stupid when my siblings turned up late. Up before the dawn, and I didn’t even rate! Suddenly the sky got dark; rain came pouring down. Worms appeared as if they now were sprouting from the ground. Worms aplenty; worms to last my family for the week. Busily I pecked at them with my little beak. Now my motto is “To catch some worms, wait for the rain.” My siblings too agree, for early rising is a pain! Written 7/22/14 for Carol Eastman's Animals Alive Contest