The Girl and the Rescue Raven

Maya visits a wildlife sanctuary in her yellow raincoat, carrying paper and pencils, hoping to draw the animals she meets. At the gate, Keeper Rosa leads her to a large aviary and introduces her to Onyx, a glossy black raven with one white feather and a small red band on his leg. Rosa explains that ravens are very clever and need plenty to think about, and that Onyx grows unhappy when bored because the sanctuary's puzzles are solved too quickly.

Maya decides to build safe games for Onyx herself, with Rosa checking each one first. She hides nuts under leaves and cups, sets up a shell game, floats a nut on a stick in water, hangs one from a string, and fills a lidded box with holes. Onyx solves each with quick flicks of his beak, and Maya records his successes in her notebook. This gentle tale by Ebru Mina TOMURCUK, which can be read on Onlinemasal Com.Tr, follows her as she learns to observe closely and design challenges that match a clever bird's mind.