The Airmail Audiobook Story Series: Episode 5 - Wish Upon A Starling
Wish Upon A Starling has themes of bullying, kindness, empathy, embarrassment, jealousy and trust. Solly, as always, demonstrates his kindness to customers and is rewarded at work. This makes a couple of his colleagues jealous, who then try to embarrass Solly. However their jealous behaviour backfires on them when their actions are exposed.
The main theme of this story is jealousy. Jealousy is a feeling we might have when we see someone else having something or doing something that we want for ourselves. The moral lesson is to not let jealousy control our actions and thoughts and that our self-worth should not be dependent on how we measure up to others, but rather on our own actions, efforts.
Solly must cross a tightrope to deliver Ms Sloth’s fragile tea set.
- 8 mins
A customer is demanding more than a busy delivery-pig can offer.
- 9 mins
Solly takes some inspiration from a flying children's TV character.
- 9 mins
Solly is under the weather and brain fog is hampering his deliveries.
- 13 mins
When Solly mixes up his deliveries, it threatens his job and the future of science.
- 12 mins
Solly needs to think fast when his ice cream delivery turns to milk.
- 9 mins
Mr Bull has ordered a parcel to his china shop. Will it arrive safely?
- 10 mins
There's been a delivery mix-up wreaking havoc at the hairdressers.
- 9 mins
Solly gets himself into trouble with the bees during a special delivery.
- 9 mins
Benefits of reading Airmail - Wish Upon A Starling
This short story covers themes of belonging, bullying, hardship, hard work, jealousy, responsibility and trust. This story can be read to kids in their early ages and is a great way to start a bedtime routine. It can also be read by children themselves. We recommend children with a reading age of 6 - 10 years old for this story.
Who are the main characters in Airmail - Wish Upon A Starling?
The main character in all of the Airmail series stories is Solly the pig. In this animal story and specifically episode 5 there are plenty of animal characters such as a crow, eagle, koala, pelican, starling, swallow and a worm.