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Flicker's Lost Feather

LLaura
Lower Elementary
Fiction
EN
1 min read
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Flicker's Lost Feather

Flicker was a small bird with bright orange feathers. He loved to fly! One sunny morning, Flicker was soaring high above the rocks. He felt the wind beneath his wings.

Suddenly, Flicker felt something strange. He looked down and saw a feather floating away! "Oh no!" he chirped. "My favorite feather!"

The feather danced in the air like a tiny leaf. Flicker tried to catch it, but the wind was too strong. He watched as it drifted further and further away.

Flicker landed on a rock, feeling sad. He missed his feather. It helped him fly so fast! A little ladybug crawled by. "What's wrong, Flicker?" she asked.

"I lost a feather," Flicker said. "It was my best one!"

The ladybug smiled. "Don't worry!" she said. "You can still fly. And new feathers will grow!"

Flicker thought about what the ladybug said. She was right! He took a deep breath and jumped into the air. He flapped his wings. He soared and twirled. It was still fun to fly, even without his special feather!

Flicker learned that even when you lose something, you can still be happy. And sometimes, losing something can lead to new adventures!

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Glossary
Soaring:
Flying high in the air
Drifted:
Moved slowly by wind
Twirled:
Spun around and around
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About this fiction passage for Lower Elementary

“Flicker's Lost Feather” is a fiction reading passage about Losing a Feather, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minutes to read (199 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.

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What reading level is “Flicker's Lost Feather”?

It’s written for Lower Elementary — a fiction text about Losing a Feather, about a 1-minute read (199 words).

What’s included with this passage?

An illustrated reading passage, a glossary of key terms, comprehension questions with an answer key, and an interactive quiz.

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