SUMMARIZER

           

    In this section, the summer is ending and the cob has to teach the cygnets how to fly.  The cob puts on an exhibition of flying for his children.  All of the cygnets are excited and a little scared about flying.  They practice flying with their father and mother.  Louis is the first one to be airborne and he loves flying.  The next day the trumpet swan family flies south to Montana for the winter.  They live at Red Rock Lake for the winter with many other trumpet swans and other waterfowl.  Louis decides that since he cannot talk he wants to learn to read and write.  He flies off to find Sam Beaver because he knows Sam will help him.  After he finds Sam, Sam invites him to stay at his house for a while.  Sam takes Louis to school with him and asks the first grade teacher, Mrs. Hammerbotham, if Louis can stay in her classroom to learn to read and write.  The teacher refuses at first because she doesn’t think a swan will be able to read and write, but Louis proves to her that he can write by copying some words that she writes on the board.  So Mrs. Hammerbotham allows Louis to stay in her class.