In a rainy town in the north of England, there are strange goings-on.
Dad is building a pair of wings, eating flies, and feathering his nest.
Auntie Doreen is getting cross and making dumplings. Mr. Poop is
parading the streets, shouting LOUDER and LOUDER, and even Mr. Mint, the
headmaster, is getting in a flap. And watching it all is Lizzie, missing
her mam and looking after Dad and thinking how beautiful the birds are.
What's behind it all? It's the Great Human Bird Competition, of course!