Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to a special taster of our new
premium only story. We hope you like it. Hey Yale, Hello,
I'm Josephine and this is the Animal Tales podcast, home
to over four hundred stories written just for you. Our
Friday story is especially for our Premium subscribers only. Ellery
is a Premium member from Melbourne in Australia, and she
would like a story with a peacock, an axe lottle,
and an angel fish. Don't forget to listen to the
animal facts after the story to learn more about these creatures.
For now, it's time to sit back and get comfy,
because it's time to begin a tale of tales. Is
she in there? I can't see anything. She's there, She's
just hiding. Look between the rocks. Oh yes, she's a
nervous one, isn't she. Ellery wriggled backwards away from the
voices they were talking about her, but the angelfish was
too scared to reply, Hey buddy, it's OK. You can
come out. It's safe here. Curious yet still nervous, Elery
stuck her nose out just far enough to catch a
glimpse of who was talking inside the fish tank with her.
Smiling warmly was a pink axe loottle, while outside, beak
pressed against the glass was a large peacock. I'm sunny,
the axe a lottle said gently, This is Ozzy. Do
you know where you are? Ellery shook her head. She
had no idea. This is bottle Brush wild life Rescue.
Sannie the axe alottle said, Nave. The lady who picked
you up rescued us too. It's really nice here. Where
were you before? Ozzy the peacock asked Ellery, though was silent,
too nervous to speak. Why don't we tell you our
stories first? Sanny suggested that way you can get to
know us better. After a moment's thought, Ellery agreed with
a nod. Great, said Sanny, Ozzy, would you like to
go first? It seemed to be a silly question, as
the peacock was already shaking out his feathers, head held
high in preparation. Come closer, every one, the peacock cried,
My story starts many months ago. Ozzy had once lived
in a grand old house where people could visit to
tour the rooms and gardens. He was one of many
peacocks that lived there, and it was their job to
look beautiful and impressive for the visitors. This was ideal
for Ozzie, who loved nothing more than to show off.
He would stride around the grounds, ruffling his magnificent blue feathers,
and then when a large enough crowd had gathered and
all eyes were on him, he would let out a
shrieking cry and fan out his beautiful tail feathers for
all to see. The people would gasp and cheer and
take pictures, and Ozzie would bask in their admiration, walking
in circles to properly show off his colorful plumage. He
loved the humans, and they in turn loved him. He
was a hit every time. But when the days turned
colder and the house became quieter, Ozzie would have less
to do. Showing off for two or three people just
wasn't the same. On one of those quiet days, Ozzie
watched a delivery van come to the house. He learned
it had come from a nearby town, a town where
lots of people lived. Perhaps they would like to see
him show off his tail feathers. The peacock waited for
the right opportunity, which it turned out was a flatbed
truck delivering chopped wood. While the driver unloaded what had
been ordered for the house, Ozzy leaped into the back
of the truck and hid amongst the wood that was left.
After a few minutes, the driver climbed into the front,
started the engine and headed off, unaware that he had
a stowaway on board. If you'd like to hear more,
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