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Amy was born with a four pound three ounce body and an 

adventurous soul. When Amy was a mere six years old, she 

decided to explore the wild terrain of Wyoming. While there, 

she happened upon a large nest, filled with eggs that were 

taller than she was! When Amy climbed inside the nest to 

investigate, the mother of the eggs, a huge emu, returned. 

The Emu Mother mistook Amy for one of her own children, 

and with a happy squawk, set about raising Amy as one of 

her own. Amy did not like this arrangement. “Please! I’m 

not an emu, I’m a little girl! I must be free!” she cried. But 

the Mother Emu refused to listen. Amy was forced to endure 

all sorts of emu activities for several days. Then, one night, 

while the Mother Emu was sleeping, Amy hopped out of her 

feathery prison and ran away as fast as her little legs could 

carry her.

Amy was able to grow up live a normal life. She took pleasure 

in wearing skinny jeans and purchasing rainbow colored flip 

flops. She joined FFA. She laughed often and took joy in 

jumping off of cliffs and watching films like “The Nightmare 

Before Christmas”. But she couldn’t quite shake the feeling 

that she was being followed. There were times that she looked 

out of the corner of her eye and could have sworn she saw a 

streak of feathers, long beak, or amber colored eyes. But she 

didn’t let this stand in her way. She swallowed her fears, went 

to college and became qualified to teach at an elementary 

school.

The first day of school dawned, cold and white, because it was 

in fact snowing. Amy hated snow, but faced it happily and with 

a smile on her face. She was going to open the minds of 

children and fill them with beautiful, wonderful things. Nothing 

could dampen the excitement she felt.

Nothing…except, perhaps, an Emu.

As Amy pulled into her parking spot at the school, she felt a 

sudden sense of unease. Why? She didn’t know. Her stomach 

churned. Her heart raced. What was going on? Shakily, Amy 

got out of her car and started walking towards the school. 

Then she froze. Standing there in front of the doors to the 

cafeteria was an emu. But not just any emu. The same Mother 

Emu who had held Amy captive all those years before. A small 

scream escaped Amy’s lips. The Mother Emu had come to take 

her child back to the nest. Amy turned and ran for her car. But 

halfway there she stopped. She couldn’t do this. She couldn’t 

keep running. There were little children in a classroom beyond 

those doors that needed her. Was she going to let her life be 

ruled by a giant bird? “No.” She said aloud. “No!” She knew 

what she was going to do.

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