The windy-day rescue

Pip the magpie loved collecting shiny things. One windy afternoon, Pip found a red ribbon tangled high in a gum tree. He wanted it for his nest, but a small blue kite was caught beside it. Dot the echidna was walking past with her two joeys. She was quiet and careful, and she knew how to dig under prickly bushes. When she heard a child calling for a lost kite, Dot looked up at the tree. Pip flew to a low branch and called, “I can reach the ribbon, but not the kite!” Dot dug beneath the tree until she found a long, fallen stick. Together, they used it to lift the kite free. Pip carried the red ribbon to a safe branch, and Dot returned the kite to the child. The child thanked them both. Pip and Dot were pleased. They had different talents, but they had worked together to solve the problem.