explains it. Then you’re a bird! A
pickle
bird! What a
coincidence! I’m Perry the Pelican out on safety patrol.
Need any help?”
“I sure do!” said. Henry. “I need help bad.”
“Just wait a minute,” said Perry the Pelican. You’re
not a bird at all! Where are your wings?”
“Of course I’m not a bird! said Henry. “I’m a plain
ordinary old pickle, and I never had any wings. I just
had a parachute, and I lost that in the ocean, along with
my whole pickle pack.”
“A likely story,” said Perry. “What’s a parachute
anyhow?”
“It’s what you float down to earth with.”
“Look, what kind of stories are you trying to tell me? Are
you trying to tell
me
how to float down to earth? You
float down on your wings,” said Perry. “Any kind of bird
knows that. I can’t figure you out! You sure are an odd
bird, or an odd fish. Whatever you are, you’re an odd
one! That’s
certain
!”
Perry flew around over Henry and shook his head.
“I better take you in to Professor Parrot for an
examination,” he said finally. “He’ll figure you out.”
“Who’s Professor Parrot?” asked Henry.
“He’s an expert,” said Perry.
“Where is he?” said Henry.
“Well most of the time he’s in his library up in a
tree,” said Perry.
“Well, take me there,
please
.” said Henry. “At least
it’s on land!”
So Perry scooped up Henry in his bill and flew to a
HENRY
THE
PICKLE
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