Pat and his friends were playing ball games. When his friend hit the ball，Pat ran after it but he couldn't catch it. When he was going to pick the ball up，he heard the sound of a small bird and1 it next to the ball. The bird had a2 wing so it couldn't fly. Pat decided to take it home. After returning home，he showed the blue bird to his mother and asked if he could keep it. Mother allowed him to keep the bird until it got3 . Pat was very happy. Finally he got his first4 and named her Blue. He quickly went to his room and bandaged（包扎） Blue's5 . Pat wanted to give Blue a new home. He planned to6 a bird cage（笼子）. With his father's help，a bird cage was built.
Five weeks later Blue got better and was ready to fly. Pat let her fly away. He was happy and sad. But two weeks later，Blue came back with another blue bird. They stayed in the cage，and had three baby birds.
Unluckily Blue died of a bird disease soon. Pat7 for a few days，but he knew that even though he cries Blue won't come back. Pat8 the three small babies very well. They soon got big and learned to fly.
Even though the other birds were there，he felt9 about Blue because it was his first beloved pet. He kept in mind that the remaining birds are part of Blue's10 ，and he will take care of them and rejoice in this.
