One day, a little girl named Sue found a birdcage in her room. It was old and dirty. Sue wanted to make it pretty again. She got a cloth and began to polish the birdcage. As she cleaned, she talked to herself, "I will make you beautiful!"
Just then, a little bird flew into her room. The bird saw the birdcage and was ashamed. "Oh no," said the bird, "I don't want to live in a cage!" Sue heard the bird and felt sad. She didn't want the bird to be unhappy.
But then, something unexpected happened. The birdcage started to change! It became a beautiful birdhouse instead. The little bird was so happy. "Thank you, Sue!" said the bird. Sue smiled and knew that she had made a new friend.
