The Girl and the Rescue Turkey

Maya puts on her yellow rain boots and walks the gravel path to the farm sanctuary, where Farmer June greets her with a piece of advice: each animal has its own personality, and the work is to watch and listen. In a pen she meets Pip, a shy bronze-and-copper turkey with a bright blue-and-red head and one crooked tail feather. Rather than reaching out, Maya sits quietly on a log and waits, and after a while Pip takes one small step toward her.

From that first soft sound, Maya begins to learn Pip's language, from a sharp cluck that means he has found something tasty to a low purr that means he is relaxed and a loud gobble that means he wants to play. Farmer June shows her how to hide seeds under leaves and behind stones, and Pip proves playful and clever. This tale by Ebru Mina TOMURCUK can be read on Onlinemasal Com.Tr and gently teaches young readers that friendship grows through patience and respect for an animal's pace.