Dr. Coo & the Pigeon Protest

Dr. Coo and the Pigeon Protest is a fictional story because...

• The pigeons can talk

• The people swat and shoo the pigeons

• There is a lesson to the story

In the line "Pigeons were once like angels," The author uses what kind of figurative language to explain how important pigeons used to be?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

According to Dr. Archibald Coo, pigeons used to--

• Deliver news of the Olympic Games in Greece

• Deliver messages to soldiers in battle

• Deliver medicine across battlefields

• Be kept as household pets

How did the pigeons "send a message" to their ungrateful human neighbors?

• They left bird droppings all over the place

• They chased them

• They disappeared

During the first annual Pigeon Parade, what did the pigeons release into the crowd?

• Confetti

• Bird droppings

• Little notes

What is the message of this story?

• When you are loved, you can love in return.

• History repeats itself.

• Never give up on your dreams.

Why did the author write this story?

• Explain why pigeons are important to society.

• Tell a story about how pigeons came to be respected.

• Encourage readers to think about how they treat others despite their differences.

• Compare how pigeons are treated to other animals.