¹     "Good morning, boys and girls. I am glad you are watching the show today. We have taken a very long trip to visit one of the most interesting birds in the world. We are in New Zealand, a beautiful island country in the Pacific Ocean.
 
²     Before I introduce our guest, I have a riddle for you. What has feathers and wings but cannot fly? A kiwi bird? That's right.
 
³     Our guest today is Kiki, a little spotted kiwi. How are you, Kiki?"
 
⁴     "I'm fine, Keith. How are you?"
 
⁵     "Just fine, Kiki. Exactly how small are you?"
 
⁶     "I'm eight inches high. When I'm grown, I will be almost ten inches high."
 
⁷     "On what island do you live?"
 
⁸     "I live on Kapiti Island. Some of us live on other islands. Little Spots can't live on the mainland, though."
 
⁹     "Why not?"
 
¹⁰     "There are pigs and cats on the mainland. They will kill us. We used to live there, though."
 
¹¹     "Are all kinds of kiwi birds endangered?"
 
¹²     "Yes, they are."
 
¹³     "I have heard that you have a good sense of smell."

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