Flappy Facts

Quest giver

Kit

Where

Kit's Place, Evergreen Overlook

Kind

Story Quests

Members

No

Can be repeated

Yes

Comes after

Mainland Quests

Steps

1. Find a feather and look at the rows of barbs. Be sure to ask a parent for help with this quest.
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Quest text

Step 1

Kit

Have you ever wondered how birds can flap their wings hard enough to fly, but their feathers don't blow apart in all that wind?

You need to look at a feather real close. It has all these little ridges in neat rows. Those are called barbs.

And the reason all those barbs don't pull apart from each other is because they have tiny HOOKS! Those hooks, called barbules, hold the whole feather together! Neat, huh?

Hey, go find a feather and look for the barbs. They're easy to see. The hooks, or barbules, are too small to see; but they're there! Want to look at a feather?

If you accept

Great! If you have a pet bird in the house, it shouldn't be hard to find a dropped feather. You might also get a feather from a local pet store. Ask a parent for help with this, okay?

If you decline

Not in the mood, huh? Okay. But if you change your mind, come back!

What was I doing again?

Kit

Find a feather and look at the rows of barbs. They're held together by tiny hooks called barbules. Ask a parent for help with this, okay?

Is Kit here?

Kit

Of course I'm here! Did you check out a feather and see the barbs?

Kit

As Tink would say, looking at feathers makes me all flap-happy!