A talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.

Paulie, an intelligent parrot who actually talks, relates the story of his struggle to a Russian immigrant who works as a janitor at the research institute where he is housed and neglected. His story begins many years earlier when he is given as a gift to a little girl named Marie who stutters. Eventually, he teaches her to speak correctly but is taken away by her father because he believes she can't distinguish fantasy from reality because she believes he can talk. He goes through a series of adventures with a pawn shop owner, an aging widow, a Mexican American troubadour, and a would-be thief before being taken to the institute.—<[email protected]>

A male bird tells the story of his big and long adventure as he tries to find and reunite with his owner. With the the help of a poor male worker, he does his best to discover and remember what it is really like to be a bird in a world where everyone is completely different.—RECB3