The sun was just setting on a warm Autumn night, and a momma and dad parrot welcomed their first baby. They were overwhelmed with joy to see the tiny beak and budding eyes of their newborn creature. The pair decided on the name, Diego, to fit the calm personality of the young parrot. After the first moments of cherishing their baby, the parent parrots stood back in shock as they realized that their newborn was not bright, neon, or colorful, but a bland shade of gray. "Why does baby Diego have no color?" Asked the shocked, father parrot. "Why I don't know. I love him very much, but showing off a colorless child will be a little embarrassing," answered momma parrot. "We will have to find a way to give him color!" Momma and father parrot agreed.
They took little Diego through the jungle, past the hanging snakes and the tree frogs, and landed in a field of vibrant flowers and plants. Father parrot grabbed a flower of the most beautiful shade of red and rubbed the petals all over his newborn. The shade covered Diego's feathers, but faded away soon after. Momma parrot tried it again with a yellow leaf, but the bright colors would not stay on him. The parents were disappointed to see his gray shade returning, but they had run out of ideas. The family returned home for the night's dinner.
Father had collected worms the night before to prepare for the birth of his baby. When the family ate all they could, there were still worms left over. Diego took the extras across the branch and offerred them to the family of woodpeckers a limb over. The pecker family was so happy and they thanked Diego. When he returned home, Diego's parents were stunned. "Diego, my boy," said his father, "you have grown into your colors! What ever did you do?" "Well, I shared my extras with the neighbors, which gave me a happy feeling inside and out," exclaimed Diego. "You see, mom and dad, I won't receive my vibrant coat by covering up who I am, but by showing my true inner colors instead!" The proud, parrot parents smiled at their young parrot and agreed how fast he was growing up.
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