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Chapter 18
'Come on!' I told Genius. 'Let's try to open it.'
We stepped up to the gold nob and examined it. We jumped and tried to turn it, but nothing worked. I hopped on top of Genius' shoulders like we used to do in the small cage. I did everything I could to turn that nob, but nothing worked. We didn't know what else to do.
'That nob doesn't seem like it wants to turn.' I told Genius.
'Obviously....' She muttered. 'Wait!'
'What?' I asked her.
'There's another straight looking thing. Maybe if we pull it, it will open the door. Maybe that nob is just old.'
'Alright, your turn to try to open it.'
She jumped on the nob, and it went down. She fell off. The door didn't open.
'Darn it! Someone needs to pull the door!' She grumbled.
'I can try to pull it while you push the flappy thingy down.'
'Flappy thingy?'
'Oh, you know what I mean! I have my own dictionary, ya know.'
She chuckled. 'Mmm hmm'
'Ooh, nice one! I think I'll put that in there.'
'I only learned that from Alex and Mary'
Genius hopped on the fancy nob. I put my beak in between the cracks and turned my head to open it. I heard a crack and pain shot through my beak. Like when the humans put my beak on the blade.
I cried and cried.
Genius hopped down. 'Maizie!!! Are you okay????' She soothed my aching beak with her feathery wing.
'Not really.' I wept.
'Oh my gosh. Never do that again.' She told me. 'Maizie! It's opened! You did it! We're gonna get Mary and Alex!'
I stopped crying. 'Come on!'
We ran through the opened door.
'Whoa....' We said in amazement.
'Come on!' I told Genius. 'Let's try to open it.'
We stepped up to the gold nob and examined it. We jumped and tried to turn it, but nothing worked. I hopped on top of Genius' shoulders like we used to do in the small cage. I did everything I could to turn that nob, but nothing worked. We didn't know what else to do.
'That nob doesn't seem like it wants to turn.' I told Genius.
'Obviously....' She muttered. 'Wait!'
'What?' I asked her.
'There's another straight looking thing. Maybe if we pull it, it will open the door. Maybe that nob is just old.'
'Alright, your turn to try to open it.'
She jumped on the nob, and it went down. She fell off. The door didn't open.
'Darn it! Someone needs to pull the door!' She grumbled.
'I can try to pull it while you push the flappy thingy down.'
'Flappy thingy?'
'Oh, you know what I mean! I have my own dictionary, ya know.'
She chuckled. 'Mmm hmm'
'Ooh, nice one! I think I'll put that in there.'
'I only learned that from Alex and Mary'
Genius hopped on the fancy nob. I put my beak in between the cracks and turned my head to open it. I heard a crack and pain shot through my beak. Like when the humans put my beak on the blade.
I cried and cried.
Genius hopped down. 'Maizie!!! Are you okay????' She soothed my aching beak with her feathery wing.
'Not really.' I wept.
'Oh my gosh. Never do that again.' She told me. 'Maizie! It's opened! You did it! We're gonna get Mary and Alex!'
I stopped crying. 'Come on!'
We ran through the opened door.
'Whoa....' We said in amazement.