Have you ever felt like you were right about something even though everyone else disagreed with you? If you have, then you will understand exactly how Ming-Li felt when she was confronted with a problem. Ming-Li lived in China with her family. They were farmers and depended on their crops of grain to survive. One day the town decided that the sparrows (birds) were their enemies because they ate too much grain. The town decided to make so much noise that the birds would fly away, but something much worse happened. See how one small girl made a remarkable difference!
Preview questions: What was the problem in the story? How was the town going to solve the problem?
