Fill in the Blanks The Story of a Seagull...Online version Complete the sentences according to the story you have read. by Carmo Martins 1 children's alley Einstein idea mum egg balcony Seagull Lucky believes oil teach older Italian yourself illustrations distressed Matthew Zorba friendship encyclopaedia seagull Hamburg together When a seagull becomes stuck in an slick , she just about manages to use her last ounce of energy to get out of it , and lands on a in the port of . The balcony belongs to , a black cat who tries to help the to stay alive . Just before she dies the seagull lays an and makes Zorba promise that he will look after it , and the chick to fly . Zorba agrees , even though he has no how to teach a chick to fly . When the egg finally hatches , the chick that Zorba is her and that it is now up to Zorba to look after it , including teaching her to fly . The Story of a and the Cat Who Taught Her To Fly is a tale about love , , commitment and honour . It is also about learning to believe in . Zorba is when he finds the dying seagull and goes to fetch help from the cats of the port . He is exceptionally caring and very protective towards his chick , who has been named . He doesn't know the first thing about looking after a seagull though , and that's where his friends come in handy . Segretarion , a skinny cat who lives at an restaurant , The Colonel , a mysterious cat who is than any other cat , and gives out great advice to all who will listen , , the clever cat who gets all of his knowledge from an and lives at Harry's bazaar with his owner , and the chimpanzee . The story is about the cats coming to help the little chick flourish and protect her from the cats . With the four of them putting their heads together and never giving up , Zorba may just make good on his promise . A sweet book that was entertaining and amusing , with plenty of beautiful to liven the book up .