John Agard Quotes

“Then Brother Bird becomes breathless, and Sister Fish’s wings get heavy, so they each return to their natural habitats.”

“The story’s sentiments are confused; both fish and bird seem completely at home in their new worlds. Only at the very last second do either of them experience difficulties that make them switch back.”

“Ultimately they decide to resume their original forms, but they never lose the empathy they have gained from their adventures.”

“A fish who longs to fly and a bird who longs to swim trade fins and wings for a new look at life.”

“But she occasionally leaps out of the water, mystifying the other fish, and he frequently dip-dips his wings, piquing the curiosity of fellow birds.”

“The fish longs for wings and the bird longs for fins. They decide to trade. It is great fun to experience their lives in a new way.”

“Sister Fish looks up from the depths of her river and longs to swim in the sky. Brother Bird peers down at the ``other sky,″ a stretch of blue river he wants to explore.”

“Sister Fish looks up from the depths of her river and longs to swim in the sky. Brother Bird peers down at the “other sky,” a stretch of blue river he wants to explore. ”

“Both fish and bird seem completely at home in their new worlds. Only at the very last second do either of them experience difficulties that make them switch back. ”

“So she takes his wings, and he gains her fins, and soon each is soaring or swimming through the other’s world. ”