Long ago and far away, in a rambling garden beside a clear blue lake, two flocks of birds began to fear each other for their differences. The fear grew, and soon the birds became enemies, hoarding great quantities of weapons for protection–until panic struck and the chance for peace seemed lost forever.
- ISBN: 9780152004736
- Author: Fox, Mem
- Illustrator: Wilton, Nicholas
- Published: 1996 , Harcourt Children's Books
- Themes: Birds, Cooperation, Difference, Enemy, fable, Fear, Friendship, swan
- Descriptors: Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, Oceania, Picture Book
- No. of pages: 36