Parrot to the Rescue in Danish by Mia Bowen Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved
	Jack and Lisa were on school holidays, but it hadn't been a fun holidays yet. It had been raining every day!
"Look!" cried Jack, pointing out the window. "Finally the sun is out!" "Why don't you go on a picnic? You can spend all day outside," suggested Mum.
	First they went down to the shed to find Per. "Dav! Hvor skal vi hen i dag?" squawked Per.
"Vi tager til søen for at holde picnic," replied Jack.
	"Lad os gå til søen!" squawked Per. And with a big flap of the wings, he was off leading the way up the path.
"Det er varmt," said Lisa, wiping her face with her hand. "Jeg trænger til noget at drikke." "Jeg er også tørstig," said Jack. "Hvor er limonaden?"
Suddenly, something large swooped down from the sky towards Lisa. Lisa screamed, "Av!! Hjælp! Hjælp mig!"
It was a ferocious magpie and she was on the attack. She thought they were too close to her nest.
"Hvad sker?" cried Jack in alarm. "Gå din vej!" shouted Jack, flapping his arms around his head as the magpie targeted him. "Jeg vil hjælpe jer!" squawked Per. He chased the magpie high up into the tree, while Jack and Lisa disappeared down the path.
	They ran and ran and ran until they were out of breath ... "Slow down!" cried Lisa. "I think we're lost! I can't see the way to the lake any more."
Lisa looked up into the sky and saw Per flying above. "Stop, Per!" called Lisa. "Vi er faret vild! Hvor er stien? Vi kan ikke finde den."
	"Jeg kan finde den for jer!" squawked Per as he zoomed down through the trees and along the path. "Følg mig!" he screeched.
"Langsommere!" puffed Jack. "Vi kan ikke flyve ligsom dig! Vi skal gå igennem skoven," he called.
"Dér er søen! Endelig!" cried Lisa.
"Tak for al din hjælp, Per!" said Jack. "Velbekomme," replied Per, preening his feathers in embarrassment.
	They sat down beside the lake and started to set up their picnic.
First, they started with some fruit. Per called out as his favourite food appeared out of the backpack ...
"... en fersken, jordbær, abrikoser, en banan, en appelsin ..."
"... kirsebær, en pære, vindruer ..."
Per eyed all the food with interest as it was placed on the picnic blanket. "Jeg er meget sulten. Må jeg smage kagen?" he asked, bobbing his head towards a slice of fruit cake.
...............	"Spis den ikke!" said Lisa, grabbing the cake. "Den er dækket af myrer." She tried to brush all the ants off. It was difficult. "Myrerne er sultne ..." said Jack. "Og de spiser gerne kage." "I skal ikke bekymre jer!" squawked Per. "Jeg kan godt lide kage og jeg kan også godt lide myrer!" Lisa raised her eyebrows at Jack. "Ugghhhh!" laughed Jack and Lisa together.
"Brødet!" squawked Per. "Huskede du brødet?" "Ja," replied Lisa. "Jeg glemte det ikke." Per happily grabbed a chunk of bread in his beak.
"Har du ost?" asked Jack. "Bestemt! Værsgo," replied Lisa as she pulled it out of the backpack. "Vil du række mig en kniv, tak," he added. "Tak for det," mumbled Jack through a mouthful of cheese and bread. They all ate for a while, chatting and laughing together.
"Er det nok?" asked Lisa. "Vil I gerne have lidt mere?" "Nej ... jeg her ondt i maven. Måske var det for meget," said Jack. "Aldrig!" squawked Per. They all laughed.
They spent the rest of the afternoon climbing trees, exploring and running around.
The sun was starting to get very low in the sky. "Det er ved at blive sent," squawked Per. "Ja, vi skal hjem nu," said Jack.
They packed up their things and headed home down the path away from the lake .... tired, happy and not the slightest bit hungry. Soon they could see the roof of their house through the trees. It was good to be home.
...............	Magpie was happy to be alone again. She was even happier when she discovered some bread they had left behind.