The Walkabout Passage

In the passage, the Walkabout, there are two tones, in the first paragraph the tone that the author sets is a somewhat boring tone; for the second paragraph the tone is a happy interesting tone; or an intrigued tone. The first paragraph has a quote that says, "They saw a bird, an ordinary rather sad-looking bird, with big eyes, pointed beak and long, straggling tail. He was scratching for grubs," meaning they, the kids, were watching the bird pick at the ground for bugs and he was not the prettiest bird so it was boring to watch. In the second paragraph the author states that, "in an instant all his drabness was sloughed away, for his song was beautiful beyond compare," meaning that even though something is not the prettiest or the most interesting; if you look hard enough there will be something worth waiting for. Seeing the transformation of this boring bird, turn into an extravagant peacock, singing a song that is exquisite is like as the author states, "The drab-brown bird with its tatty, straggling tail disappeared...the two outer erect to form the frame of a perfect lyre; and in between spread a mist of elfin plumage, a phantasmagoria of blue and silver, shot with gold that trembled and quivered with all the beauty of a rainbow seen trough running water." The meaning for the passage Walkabout is how an ugly bird can intrigue one boy to have all the others watch because he saw something in the bird; just as the boy suspected the bird changed to become a peacock figure that was gorgeous who could sing exquisitely.