What a Bird Thought

At first

At first, the bird lives in a little house made of a pale, blue shell. The bird thinks this small space is the whole world.

Next

Next, the bird lives in a nest made of straw and stays close to its mother. The bird feels safe and comfortable there and thinks the world is made of

When the bird flutters out

When the bird flutters out of the nest, it sees leaves and changes its idea of the world. It says it had been very blind, which means it did not know

After flying beyond the tree

After flying beyond the tree, the grown bird understands that the world is very large. It admits that it does not know how the world is made, and neit

The poem shows that the same

The poem shows that the same world can seem different at different times in life. What looks complete to a small bird later feels only like one small