His voice squeaked, like he hadn't spoken in years: "What do you want?"
"What are you?" I whispered. Somehow I sensed this mystical creature was more than he seemed.
He turned his face away. I left quickly, wondering what I should do. Should I tell my parents that a withered old man was in our garage? It was a bad time for them. My baby sister was deathly ill. I did tell my new friend, Mina. She helped me move Skellig to safety.
One magical day Mina removed Skellig's black jacket. Beneath the jacket were wings. The wings began to unfurl from his shoulder blades. "Ooh, you're beautiful," Mina whispered.
She repeated my question: "Skellig, what are you?" -From Keep Talking That Book!, by Carol Littlejohn.
Lexile: 490
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