Summary Of Under The Rice Moon

In the book “Under the Rice Moon” by Rhiannon Puck, the little swallow is sad. It was sad because all of the people that had bought it said that they would take care of it. None of the people understood the little swallow. The swallow just wanted to fly and be free “Under the Rice Moon”. That was the only way you could take care of it.

The last person to receive the swallow was a little girl. The girl was sick, she knew what it was like not being able to get out of a small space. After all that time being in a cage, the girl could understand the bird. The girl knew what the bird was thinking. The girl could connect to the little bird. She took care of it the way she wants to be taken care of. She let the bird