

Mia and Ben are friends. They like to play in the park. One day, they see a big bird in the park. It is an ostrich. The ostrich has long legs and a long neck. It can run very fast.
"Wow, look at that bird!" Mia says. "It is so big and funny!"
"Let's play with it!" Ben says. "Maybe it can hop like us!"
They run to the ostrich. The ostrich sees them and makes a loud noise. It is not happy. It does not want to play.
"Go away, go away!" the ostrich says. "This is my park! You are too small and noisy!"
Mia and Ben are scared. They stop running and look at the ostrich.
"Sorry, Mr. Ostrich," Mia says. "We just wanted to be your friends."
"Friends?" the ostrich says. "You don't look like my friends. My friends have feathers and wings. You have hair and arms."
"But we can hop like you!" Ben says. "Look, we can hop on one leg, or on two legs, or backwards!"
He shows the ostrich how he can hop. Mia joins him. They hop around the ostrich.
The ostrich watches them. He thinks they are funny. He starts to hop too. He hops on one leg, then on two legs, then backwards.
"Hey, this is fun!" the ostrich says. "You are not so bad after all. Maybe we can be friends."
"Yay, we can be friends!" Mia and Ben say. They are happy.
They hop with the ostrich in the park. They have a lot of fun. They are ready for more adventures.
