The surprise ending, then, is even more affirming after all of Choco’s rejections. Choco greets each potential mother, excitedly points out a physical characteristic which they have in common, and asks with great hope, “Are you my mother?” In response each mother draws attention to a way in which they differ, and Choco moves on, dejectedly. Literary elements at work in the story: Kasza uses the sort of repeated parallel dialogue that young children love as a device to advance this simple plot. Discouraged to the point of tears, Choco finally finds a very unconventional mother to call his own. Though bits of him match other mothers in his neighborhood, no one looks just like him. Summary: Choco is a little bird who lives all alone and who sets off one day to find his mother.
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