McLeod Tastes the Clouds

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A story about McLeod who watches clouds and longs to soar like the sky birds. His friend, the Hoopoe, challenges his dream while recounting how wings and arms relate to flight. Inspired by family advice, McLeod becomes determined, constructs a tail and two large feathered wings, and moves forward with hope and persistence.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages33

Reading Time51 min

As usual, McLeod watches the clouds

Hoopoe shares an impossible adventure

Grandma’s rule about flying

McLeod builds wings and feathers

McLeod Tastes the Clouds Author: Wala’a Al-Jaafari Illustrator: Kamal Sharaf English McLeod Tastes the Clouds Written by Wala Al-Jaafari. Images by Kamal Sharaf. © Asafeer Education Technologies FZ LLC, 2018. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Narrated by Freddie Boswell English United States Copyright © Asafeer Education Technologies FZ LLC, 2018 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. The original work of this book was made possible through the generous support of the All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR GCD) Partners (the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Vision, and the Australian Government) . It was prepared by Asafeer Education Technologies FZ LLC and does not necessarily reflect the views of the ACR GCD Partners. Any adaptation or translation of this work should not be considered an official ACR GCD translation and ACR GCD shall not be liable for any content or error in this translation. As usual, McLeod was gazing at the clouds. His friend, the Hoopoe bird, landed next to him and told him about his wonderful adventure. McLeod said,“I want to soar in the clouds, too.”Hoopoe replied,“That’s impossible!” as he continued his story... “My Grandma always told my Grandfather,“Do you have two wings? Then you can fly. Do you have two arms? Then don’t even think about it.” Then Hoopoe flapped his wings, shook his tail and flew away. McLeod was determined to get a pair of wings. He must! McLeod built a tail and two big wings. He covered the wings with lots of feathers, both big and small.

FAQs

Who is the main character and what does he want to do?

McLeod enjoys gazing at the clouds and wants to soar in the sky too.

How does the Hoopoe respond to McLeod’s desire?

The Hoopoe tells McLeod that soaring is impossible, while continuing his own story.

What does McLeod do after deciding he must get wings?

McLeod builds a tail and two big wings and covers them with many feathers.

Jul 17, 2026

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