Moti had a the harrowing experience after falling down in snow (Book 2). Moti was relaxing on the deck with Panna and Angel, the Chipmunk. Suddenly Angel became excited to see his old friend a fawn grazing on the backyard. Moti went with Angel and became friends with the fawn. The three came to meet Panna, Mani and their Mom. Mom saw the active Fawn and named her Chapal which translates to 'Very Active' a name everyone liked. Moti after asking Panna and Panna's Mom went with Chapal, the fawn to their Deer park. She saw so may birds sitting on the distribution wire that had become icy and heavy. While Moti and Chapal were talking, there was a sudden flash and the cable snapped down. Chapal jumped in fear and ran straight towards an oncoming car. The flash of headlights blinded Chapal but Moti shouted to jump away from the car and saved the fawn. Moti saved Chapal and others during this night out that became a dark blackout night dur to the power failure.
Moti Goes to Bat! Is this the story of a Moti the birdie joining a little league or NY Jets? Could it be it joins a cricket team in New Jersey or the National team of India? Nothing of the sort. The four friends were sitting on the deck after returning from school. Chakra, the crow was sad as his brother Shukra has been missing and he was worried. Panna's mother organizes a search party and locates the hurt Shukra lying on the ground being protected by a large group of ravens and crows. Shukra tells Doctor Dolittle when he was awake that he was attacked in the air by a mouse. This became clear when the good doctor told that it was not a mouse but a fruit bat. Moti goes to meet the bat and makes a friendship with the bat and her baby. Moti, the fearless birdie from Hyderabad, thus successfully introduces the bat family to all her friends and they too become part of Panna's animal family.
This is the story of a chick of a sparrow family living on the roof inside the house in Hyderabad, India. The chick accidentally falls to the cement concrete floor and is dead. But, through a miracle, a Hindu Priest who was performing a special Pooja is able to bring the chick back to life. However, on another day, the chick again falls down hearing the loud noise of firecrackers. This time it falls into a box of pickles that were being exported to New Jersey. This is the first adventure of the birdie. However, the birdie is very young and has never gone out of the small nest inside the house and so begins to explore the new surrounding. The birdie also acquired the power to understand the spoken language of Hyderabad namely Telugu and she becomes friendly with a small girl and shares its story.
Moti, the birdie in the Box came to New Jersey, the USA in a box of pickles shipped from Hyderabad, India. She made a friendship with Panna a six-year baby in the house. Her presence was not known to anyone in the family as desired by Moti. She continued sleeping for 2 days due to jet lag. On Friday, she recovered from her jet lag and began to explore the house. The birdie was hungry and thirsty and was looking around. She entered into the garage and when she saw a red bench she perched on the same. It was the carriage rack of the car. The car began to go out of the garage and when it took a turn, the bird fell onto the fresh snow. Moti was helpless as she could not get out of the snow and there was no one to help her. She looked up and saw a group of hawks hovering above, ready to swoop down and make a meal. In particular, one vicious looking hawk was getting closer and closer. Moti began to pray thinking this was her last day. Suddenly three chipmunks came rushing down the big tree and carried the almost unconscious Moti to their nest. Moti was thus saved by three chipmunks. Panna when she came from the school, became so upset that she lost her Moti in snow. She could not share her sorrow as no one in the house would believe her. Suddenly she saw three chipmunks coming over the snow to attack her. She was about to call her Mom when they left Moti at the foot of the steps and they ran away in fear, This is the story of the Second Adventure of the Birdie in the Box.
Moti had returned from her meeting with Jonathan the tortoise. She missed her flock of her friends. They were going on another short flight to meet another flock of birds. Moti and the flock of birds. This was Moti's first experience of observing so many planes on the ground. Suddenly there was a loud thunderous sound created by a sonic boom and the entire group of birds was scattered. Moti fell in a ditch and heard a baby pigeon crying. She helped the pigeon Albert reach his parents in Alberta, Canada. She saw a large pond of water on her return and was about to drink water when he was pushed away by Usha, the Canadian goose. Usha showed that the water in the pond was not healthy. She took Moti to a house decorated with lights and a water fountain and told Moti to drink good water. Moti makes friends with Helen in Canada who could talk to her. She returns to Panna with the help of Nisha and Naisha.
Moti, the birdie came to New Jersey from Hyderabad, India in a box of pickles. She was blessed by a priest in Hyderabad 'Abhay' or free from any fear. The priest also predicted that this little birdie will travel far and wide. After a harrowing experience during her flight to Liberty Bell, Moti decided not to go on any adventures. She meets a pair of crows alone and sad in York PA and became their friends. Her best friend Maurice the hawk and these two crows wanted to explore the countryside. Thinking New York was close to York the four birds fly and watch the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and flew over Central Park. It was a very windy day and the birds could not fly and rested on the Statue of Liberty before returning to New Jersey. The birdhouse made for Moti was destroyed during the lightening just like the nest of Maurice.
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