the scarlet ibis

*when Doodle crawled on the rug, he crawled backward, as if he were in reverse and couldn't change gears. This made him look like a doodlebug, so brother began calling him 'Doodle.' Renaming my brother was probably the kindest thing brother ever did for him, because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle. Doodle was five years old when brother turned 13. brother was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn't walk*