No parents

Every kid feels sad when his parents were not around during his childhood, especially the day he hatched from an egg. Red never knew or met his parent ever since he was an egg. He was jealous of his fellow hatchlings for having parents of their own, and he's only an orphan. However, when he reaches adulthood, Red still misses his parents, even if he can take care of himself, or has a life of his own.

"Okay, girl and gentlemen, "Matilda announced, "Before we end our class, I'll give you an assignment that each of you will write a poem about you parents."

Chuck shakes his tail feathers with excitement, Terence just nodded and smiled, and Bomb and Aggie clapped their wings, and smiled at each other as they were also excited for writing poems about their parents, since they are both family. But Red feels depressed about this kind of assignment.

"Um, Matilda..." Red tried to tell Matilda that he doesn't have parents, but she kept talking. "Not now, Red. You'll all have to write about how you describe each of your parents, and you have to recite it. Okay, dismissed!" Then, she turned to Red, "So, what do you have to say, Red?"

Red changed his mind for telling Matilda that he doesn't have parents since he cracked from the egg. She might get emotional or cheesy, "Um... Never mind. It's not important."

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When he left Matilda's house, walking all the way back home, Red looks around his neighbors, playing with their hatchlings. On his way, Red saw the Blues (Jay, Jake, and Jim), hugged their parents lovingly. The triplets broke their hug when they spotted Red, passing by, "Hi Mr. Red!"

"Hi little Blues!" Red replied, waving his wing at them. Then, he saw the Early Bird and his wife with lots of hatchlings, carrying their kids in their wings. The hatchlings opened their eyes wide as they spotted Red, "Hi!" They greeted in unison.

Red only waved his wing at them. Lastly, he saw Edward and Eva swing their hatchling in their swinging nest. The youngest hatchling spotted Red, and shouted, "Daddy!" which makes Edward, Eva, and Timothy waved 'hello' at him.

Red just smiled at them, but deep inside, he felt sad, seeing the hatchlings so happy with their parent, unlike him. When he returned home, Red doesn't know what to do. He doesn't even know what to write on his poem. What will he going to do? Is he going to tell his friends tomorrow? He has to. He can't keep it as a secret forever. Even though, it will be a little cheesy, he's not going to hold his emotions in.

Flashback

When the teacher explains about Mighty Eagle, Young Red raised his wing, trying to get his attention and asked, "When is Mighty Eagle gonna come back?"

"Eyebrows, didn't your parents ever tell you Mighty Eagle wasn't real?" One of his fellow hatchlings said.

"Shh, he doesn't know that. He doesn't have parents." Another hatchling whispered as ll of Red's fellow hatchlings muttered about it.

End of Flashback

Red lied down on his nest, and stared at his drawing of his parents. He drew them ever since he was just an early hatchling. He puts his drawing under his pillow, and goes to sleep, hoping to have happy dreams about his parents.

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The next morning, Red left his home without his poem. He saw the same hatchlings hugging their parents, but this time, they were heading their way to school.