Kingfisher
a small, brilliantly coloured bird with a blue-green back and orange chest that dives for fish in rivers and lakes. In Indian poetry the kingfisher's speed across water is used as an image for things that are beautiful precisely because they cannot be held.
If your child asks about Kingfisher, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see Kingfisher in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.
What does "Kingfisher" mean?
a small, brilliantly coloured bird with a blue-green back and orange chest that dives for fish in rivers and lakes. In Indian poetry the kingfisher's speed across water is used as an image for things that are beautiful precisely because they cannot be held. If your child asks about Kingfisher, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see Kingfisher in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.