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Language Artsretold by Jay Parkerillustrated by Jiri Tibor NovakHummingbird and HeronHummingbird and HeronCopyright by Harcourt,Inc.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopy,recording,or any information storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher.Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277 Sea Harbor Drive,Orlando,Florida 32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt,Inc.,registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.Printed in MexicoISBN 10:0-15-350641-5ISBN 13:978-0-15-350641-3Ordering OptionsISBN 10:0-15-350599-0(Grade 2 On-Level Collection)ISBN 13:978-0-15-350599-7(Grade 2 On-Level Collection)ISBN 10:0-15-357822-X(package of 5)ISBN 13:978-0-15-357822-9(package of 5)If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge,Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold.Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal.Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication,or any portion of it,into electronic format.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 050 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06retold by Jay Parkerillustrated by Jiri Tibor Novak3Long ago,both Heron andHummingbird ate fish.Hummingbird,who was tiny and fast,ate tiny fish.Heron,who was big and slow,atebig fish.4One day,Hummingbirdshared with Heron what he hadbeen thinking.“There may not always beenough fish for all the birds like us,”said Hummingbird.“There may not be,”agreedHeron.5“Perhaps only one of us shouldeat fish,”Heron suggested.“Shall we have a race todecide who that will be?”askedHummingbird.“That seems fair,”said Heron.6The birds decided they wouldrace to a tree they both knew.“Its a long way from here,though,”said big,slow Heron.“Itis clear to me that the race will takefour days.”“I accept that,”Hummingbirdsaid,thinking he could get theremuch faster.7They started the race the nextmorning.Heron flew straight ahead.Hummingbird flew in circles aroundhis friend.8Then Hummingbird flew downto some flowers.“What are you doing?”Heroncalled from above.“I am drinking sweet nectar,”called Hummingbird.“Whats that?”asked Heron.“The honey inside the flowers,”Hummingbird called back.9Heron didnt hear Hummingbirdsanswer.He had already flown onahead of Hummingbird.Suddenly,Hummingbird realizedHeron was not in sight.Off he racedto join his friend again.That washow the race continued.10Heron flew on and on,straightahead.Hummingbird stopped everytime he saw flowers.Then he racedto pass Heron again.11Hummingbird stopped to rest atnight,too.He slept near flowers anddrank sweet nectar for breakfast.Then he raced to catch up withHeron,who just kept flying.12Hummingbird woke on thelast morning.“It will take me only another halfhour to get to the tree,”he thought.“I wonder where Heron is.”13When Hummingbird arrived,big,slow Heron was already at the tree.Heron won the race by flying withoutstopping while Hummingbird rested.14That is how Heron became theowner of all the fish in the rivers.It isalso why Hummingbird flies amongthe flowers,drinking the sweetnectar he so enjoyed along the way.