Pepper the Parrot and the Secret Nobody Meant to Share

Pepper the parrot repeats anything he hears, from the garden gate to Grandpa's cough, which is a problem for ten-year-old Junie and her secret.

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In a cheerful yellow house on Lantern Lane, there lived a green parrot named Pepper.

Pepper had a red-tipped tail, a curved golden beak, and a very remarkable talent. He could repeat anything he heard. Anything at all.

He could squeak like the garden gate. He could ring like the telephone. He could cough exactly like Grandpa and call "Dinner's ready!" in Mama's voice, which sent the whole family running to the table, only to find nothing there but a pleased parrot.

"Pepper, you rascal," Mama would laugh.

"Pepper, you rascal!" Pepper would squawk back.

He didn't understand what the words meant. He just loved how they sounded, and he loved the way people laughed.

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What is Pepper the Parrot and the Secret Nobody Meant to Share about?

Pepper the parrot repeats anything he hears, from the garden gate to Grandpa's cough, which is a problem for ten-year-old Junie and her secret.

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Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.