The Best Nest

Summary


The Best Nest is a short story that follows Blue Bird, who grows restless and declares their home simply isn't good enough anymore. Convinced a better nest is out there, he drags the patient Brown Bird on a search for the perfect home — soft and cosy, bright and colourful, shiny, large, well-built — yet nothing quite measures up. With gentle humour and a quietly satisfying twist, the story builds curiosity around what "best" really means.


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Blue Bird is bored. “I am tired of this nest,” he says.

“We need a new home.”

“If you insist,” says Brown Bird.

“But I am not moving unless the new nest is better than the one that we have now.”

“Oh yes,” says Blue Bird.

“It will be a great nest. I will find the best nest ever!”

“Look at this lovely nest! It is soft and cosy. And we can each have our own bed. This is the best nest for us.”

But it isn’t!

“Look at this beautiful nest. It is so bright and colourful. This is the very best nest.”

But it isn’t!

“Look at this shiny nest. See how it sparkles. This is the best nest yet.”

But it isn’t!

“Look at this large nest! It even has its own door. This is the best nest of all.”

But it isn’t!

“Look at this nest. See how well it has been built. This is the best nest ever.”

“Yes, it is,” says Brown Bird.


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Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/the-best-nest and was created by: Megan Vermaak (Illustrator), Ashlyn Atkinson (Designer), David Mann (Editor), Crystal Warren (Writer)

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