Hummingbirds And An Oliver Owl Story : Hummingbirds Story Book In English

Hector Hummingbird, Oliver Owl And King's Daughter Story

 Something big was happening in the forest. Hector Hummingbird could feel the buzz. He fiitted over to where Oliver was sleeping on a branch.

"Who is waking me up? asked Oliver Owl grumpily.

"Something's happening I can feel it!" said Hector.

"Yes, yes, and you need to tell you

what it is!" growled Oliver, his huge

eyes wide. He was the wisest owl in

the whole forest, and Hector knew that Oliver would know what was happening

"It is simple," yawned Oliver, "The King is coming out into the forest for a Picnic.

Now buzz off and let me sleep!" He closed his big brown eyes.

The King! Hector had never seen the King!

He spent the rest of the morning sipping nectar from the forest flowers, and then he

heard the sound of voices. He fluttered through the trees until he came across the

picnic. Wow! There was the King, and the Queen, and even the little Princess!

Hector watehed from a tree as the picnic progressed, with footmen serving a huge array of treats and tidbits. Other servants flitted about making sure everything was pertect for the Royal Family. Hector chuckled, as the servants were like hummingbirds, darting here and there and everywhere. Everybody was having a wonderful time, until the Queen looked up into the trees and screamed.

"My baby! she cried, "My little girl!"

Everybody looked up. While they had been so busy picnicking. The princess climbed high up into a big old oak tree, and was now on a branch far above ground.

"Save my daugnter!" commanded the King, But just as his men ran towards the tree,

the Princess slipped.

Grabbing the branch with her hands, she

dangled helplessly up in the air. She wouldn't hold on very long, and would surely fall.

Suddenly the crowd gasped. There, way

up in the tree was a hummingbird, pulling

the Princess by her dress back onto the branch!

Hector pulled and pulled, and his wings hummed and hummed, but the Princess was too heavy. He could feel her slipping as her grip on the branch failed. Then a voice

sounded in his ear:

"He who is not strong enough must be smart enough!"

Hector glanced around, but couldn't see Oliver. He did, however, see a strong vine

hanging against the tree's trunk.

In the blink of an eye, Hector grabbed the end of the vine, and as the Princess fell, he

flew around the Princess over and over again, finally knotting the vine under itself.

Only a hummingbird could have flown so fast! Everybody gasped as the Princess

plummeted towards the ground, and then she was suddenly pulled up short. The vine

held! The Princess dangled safely in the air! Three of the King's men scrambled up

the tree and soon had her safely on the ground again. She was unhurt.

The forest resounded with the cry: "Hurrah for the hummingbird!"

Hector moved into the castle at the King's insistence. The Royal gardeners planted

special flower gardens full of his favourite blooms. He was great friends with the

Princess, and they often played in the forest together, although she was forbidden 

climb any more trees.

The King gave a huge feast with all kinds of fruit, food and drinks. All the guests

stood and toasted to Hector, who hummed with happiness.

"Henceforth," proclaimed the King "he shall be known throughout the land as: Sir

Hector Hummingbird-Hero!"