Who Made That Chirp? UFLI Foundations Lesson 81

Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Pup sits by a plant in the sun. He just wants a nap. He shuts one lid. He shuts the other lid. Chirp! Chirp! Pup stirs and grunts. 'Stop that chirp!' Pup yells. 'Who chirps and chirps and chirps?'

Pup drops his nose to the dirt. Sniff, sniff, sniff. 'I will find that chirper,' Pup mutters. 'I will ask him to stop.' He checks behind one plant. Nothing. He checks behind another. Nothing. But the chirping never stops. Chirp! Chirp!

Pup bursts into the tall grass and bumps into Trunk. 'It is Trunk!' Pup barks. 'Trunk is the chirper!' Trunk blinks. He opens his lips and tries his best. 'Pfft,' says Trunk. That is not a chirp. That is not a chirp at all.

Chirp! Chirp! Pup turns and checks the next patch. There sits Spike, all puffed up. 'Is Spike the chirper?' Pup asks. Spike puffs up his quills. 'Hsss,' says Spike. That is not a chirp. Pup grunts and moves on.

'It must be a bird,' says Pup. 'Birds chirp!' He scrambles up the plant and hangs from a branch. Birds sit all over the branches. 'Who is the chirper?' Pup asks. The birds look at Pup. Not one bird chirps. Not one.

Then Pup spots the chirpers. Four little crickets sit on a plant, chirping and chirping. 'So the crickets chirp!' Pup whispers. The crickets go still. Not a chirp. Pup curls up in the soft grass. He can nap at last. Rest, Pup, rest.