A Fine Feathered Frenzy
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| Luke 16:10-12 |
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| "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? |
Current user rating: 97% (4 votes)
| A Flight to the Finish | A Fine Feathered Frenzy | Shadow of a Doubt |
Summary
A garden tool with an appetite for destruction throws young Dylan Taylor headlong into adventure. After mowing down Mrs. Harcourt's rose garden, he's forced to pay the consequences - which include "parrot-witting" her beloved Napoleon. But when Whit accidentally lets the bird escape, the chase is on! Can Whit and Dylan recapture Napoleon before Mrs. Harcourt returns home... or have they met their waterloo? It's fun and excitement that shows the importance of taking responsibility for one's own actions.
Plot
Dylan Taylor accidentally sets Whit's lawnmower on a path of destruction that includes Mrs. Evelyn Harcourt's rose garden. Whit and Dylan try to apologize, but because of past bad experiences with Whit, Mrs. Harcourt is unable to forgive or trust them. Later that night, while helping his sister Jessie memorize a Bible verse, Dylan realizes he must try to make it up to Mrs. Harcourt. To make up for the damage he has done, Mrs. Harcourt instructs Dylan to perform several tasks around her house while she is away, including babysitting her prize parrot, Napoleon, who is the only family she has left since her family is gone an Napoleon's mate, Josephine, disappeared previously. Dylan accomplishes all of his tasks easily, until it comes time to feed and water Napoleon. The bird escapes from his cage, and as Dylan tries to catch him, Whit, who has come to apologize again to Mrs. Harcourt, accidentally lets Napoleon out the front door. Whit, Dylan, and Eugene Meltsner scour Odyssey for the next three hours, trying to find Napoleon before Mrs. Harcourt returns. They locate Napoleon on the clock tower with his mate, Josephine, and a nest of eggs. Risking life and limb, they retrieve the birds and are waiting for Mrs. Harcourt when she returns. Mrs. Harcourt is grateful and very impressed with how responsible Dylan is.
Characters
| Characters | Actors |
|---|---|
| John Whittaker | Hal Smith |
| Dylan Taylor | Victor DiMattia |
| Jesse Taylor | Unknown |
| Eugene Meltsner | Will Ryan |
| Mrs. Evelyn Harcourt | June Foray |
| Mr. Taylor | Unknown |
| Mrs. Taylor | Unknown |
DVD Extras
- Two 30-minute audio adventures: All's Well with Boswell and Easy Money
- Chapter selection
- Computer wallpaper
- Adventures in Odyssey screen savers
