Two Romeos In An Igloo

It's still raining. Katherine has turned on the wipers. 

Are we...? begins Terence.

Not there yet, says Katherine. But we'll make a short stop in Beenleigh.

For beans, says Terence.

No, says Katherine. For a present.

Yay! says Terence. Is it a horse?

Not for you, says Katherine. For David.

Terence lapses into gloom. Bum-hole! A not-for-him present.

He pokes at the soft-sided nest.

Hey! says Quiet-Tartus. Stop poking. Our nest will collapse.

Who cares? says Terence.

We do, says Shorty-Tartus. We like it.

Why? asks Terence.

It's like an upside down igloo, says Shorty-Tartus.

With our name on the outside, says Quiet-Tartus.

That's not your name, says Roo-kai. Unless your name is Romeo.

Ha ha, laughs Terence. Two Romeos who live in an igloo!

So you can read, Roo-kai? asks Katherine.

All birds can, says Roo-kai.

Then how about teaching Terence, says Katherine. That would help pass the time.

Okay, says Roo-kai. And you frogs can listen.

You Romeos, says Terence.

You must be reading it upside down, says Shorty-Tartus. 

I'm not reading it, says Terence. I haven't learned yet.

Right, says Roo-kai. First lesson. Look at this word. What are there two of?

Letters, says Terence.

Yes but which letters are there two of? asks Roo-kai.

Is this the best teaching method? asks Katherine. It seems more like maths.

It's how birds learn best, says Roo-kai. 

There are two of these, says Terence. Two circles.

Well done, says Roo-kai. The letter is O, you have learned it.

Its name is O, says Katherine. And it sounds like O. When there are two Os together they sound like OO. For example, there are two Os in Roo-kai. 

So there are, says Roo-kai. 

But his name isn't OO, says Terence.

Don't let me confuse you , says Katherine. 

Too late, says Terence.

Luckily they have now arrived in Beenleigh, which cuts short the lesson.