The day of the Naming is an important one for young roadrunners. Thats whenroadrunner parents judge the speed courage and hunting skill of theiroffspring and ch... » 

The day of the Naming is an important one for young roadrunners. Thats whenroadrunner parents judge the speed courage and hunting skill of theiroffspring and choose fitting names for them. One proud fledgling dreams ofbeing named Muscles or Dash or even Hunter. If only he hadnt pursued thosethree juicy grasshoppers for a final snack. If only hed remembered hisparents lesson Always look before you leap. If only hed paid moreattention to the mouse family that had lost two children to a nearby snake. Ifonly the rattler had given some warning before it struck....Miraculouslythe young roadrunner survives the attack but not without damage. With theirsons feet swollen to such an enormous size his parents have no choice but togive him the humiliating name of Thunderfoot. Its enough to make aroadrunner wallow in selfpity and give up. But the only thing bigger thanThunderfoots feet is his heart and with some not always gentle goading from awise old gopher tortoise named Berland he finds the courage to go forward andseek his destiny and to become the stuff of legends. «