The Pelican of Ella Mae Island

This is the story of Zizou, the brown pelican, the largest of his species. Zizou, like Dickens, is lucky to be here - his ancestors also suffered from exposure to DDT. Most pelicans like to fly around in groups, but Zizou likes the quiet life and makes his home on Ella Mae Island with his best friend, Parker. Zizou flies from high in the sky, diving into the water to scoop up his next meal. He likes to eat fish and more fish and even more fish, but he will always share his catch with Parker. 

Life on the island isn’t so easy for Parker. Snakes mostly eats rodents and birds, but Parker is different from other snakes. Since his best friend is a bird, he only eats rodents and fish, which limits his food supply. Snakes don’t usually eat fish, but Parker finds them quite tasty, especially after Zizou works so hard to catch them.

You might think that a pelican and a snake cannot be best friends, but this is not the case. Their willingness to help one another shows us that they care. Zizou works very hard to catch his fish, but he always has more than enough for his friend. Parker might have more to eat each day, but out of respect for his friend, he doesn’t eat birds. Perhaps each of us might be such a friend to someone in the Land of Terra …