Old Bird by Irene Morck is based on a true story. Bird is a mare that the father in the story bought. The children use him to ride back and forth to school. Can you imagine that! However, this horse go far beyond a ride to school. She is seen as too old to work on the farm, and she understands that. Not only does she understand she is being told she can not work on the farm because of age, she does not like that idea. Some how she gets her feelings out to the boys, and when Papa tries selling her, they persuade him to let her work.
This is a nice story of a friendship between an animal and humans. I also feel like the animal is real in this story, and she brings the two brothers together. I do not understand, however, how it is completely based off of a true story, or what exact are. parts It could just be how work is done on the farm. If so, that is fine, because it is good for the intended audiences of 2-4 grade to understand that is how things were. I believe they will be amazed, as I was, to find they would ride horses to and from places.
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