o begin school, Polly had no choice but to join them. Afraid that her sensitive little daughter might be hurt by the other young birds, Polly's mother offered to let her go to a special school, but Polly refused. She was determined to keep up with the "normal" birds and find a way to fit in.
             In the beginning, the other birds made fun of Polly, but it turned out that the games she had made up to occupy her, made Polly much better than the others in school. Her experience with playing with twigs made her the best nest builder in her class and, even though she flew slower than the others, the hide and seek games she played with her mom made her the fastest at finding worms. Soon, the other birds were so busy trying to keep up with Polly; they forgot to make fun of her.
             As time passed, all of the young birds started to become aware of their unique appearances and some traits became more desirable than others. It turned out that small, delicate wings became quite the fashion and soon the little boy birds began to notice that Polly's wings were especially small and especially delicate. It didn't matter anymore that her wings made her slow; now, they made her pretty.
             At first, Polly was proud that her special wings were finally being appreciated and she made sure to show them off every chance she got. However, it didn't take long for Polly to get tired of all the attention she was getting. Many of the boy birds cared more about Polly's wings than they cared about Polly and, after awhile, they seemed to forget that she was attached to her wings at all. Some of the boy birds were mean and nasty to her when she refused to show off her wings. Before long, Polly didn't want
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