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“Good day, mates. My name is Waula the Wallaby. I want to tell a story about my friend, Mu-Mu the Emu. What is an emu you ask? Well let’s find out on this amazing adventure.”
One day, not so long ago, a big green egg began to crack. A cute little head poked out through the small opening. He turned his head right and back to the left. He could not see a thing in the dark, because it was night time.
“Hello,” he whispered ever so quietly. “Is anyone there?”
He heard a clucking purr close in the dark. Someone was near! He ducked his head back in the egg when he saw a shadow move.
“Do not be afraid, Mu-Mu my little son. It is only me your dad.”
But Mu-Mu was still fearful. He had never seen his daddy. True, he had heard his muffled voice through the egg shell, and this voice did sound like that, a little.
Hatched
Mu-Mu eased his little head back through the crack. There in front of him was a face that appeared to be friendly. “Are you my daddy?” he asked.
“Yes, I am your daddy.”
“What are you?” Mu-Mu asked.
“I am an emu, and so are you.”
“What’s an emu?” Mu-Mu asked.
“Well we are. An emu is a large bird that lives in Australia. We have really long legs with three toes for running fast. We also have long necks for reaching high into the brush for leaves and berries. We can’t fly however. Our wings are too small to lift our large heavy bodies off the ground.
“Daddy,” Mu-Mu asked meekly?
“Yes, son,” his father replied.
“Do I have a mother?”
His father hung his head. “Yes, her name is Emma, and she is far away because she is hurt.”
“Daddy, one more thing.” Mu-Mu said wiggling.
“Yes son.”
“I’m stuck, would you help me out of this thing?”
Elvin chuckled. “Certainly, I’ll help you.”
Mu-Mu’s father helped him the rest of the way out of the egg. As Mu-Mu stretched his long legs, he looked again at his father and said, “Do I look like you?”
Before his father could answer, laughter broke out in the dark from all around them. Mu-Mu was again afraid. He scurried to hide behind his father’s leg.
“What was that awful sound?” Mu-Mu whimpered.
“What do you mean awful sound,” came a voice from the dark?
“Karrie, he did not mean anything by it. You frightened him with your laughter, Mu-Mu’s father replied. “He is just a little emu.”
As Mu-Mu peered from behind his father’s long leg, a strange looking animal hopped up to them.
“I understand. I would be frightened too,” replied Karrie.
“Mu-Mu, this is Karrie.”
Karrie nodded her head. “it is very nice to meet you. Welcome to the outback.” She hopped closer to the new family. “Oh Elvin, he is so cute.”
Mu-Mu looked at Karrie for a long moment then questioned, “You’re an emu too?”
A little voice giggled from the area Karrie was standing, but it wasn’t Karrie. Mu-Mu was really puzzled. This voice sounded kind of like Karrie’s but different. “Who’s laughing?” Mu-Mu asked.
A head popped up out of Karrie’s tummy. “It was me,” said the second head.
A little voice giggled from the area Karrie was standing, but it wasn’t Karrie. Mu-Mu was really puzzled. This voice sounded kind of like Karrie’s but different. “Who’s laughing?” Mu-Mu asked.
