Sil is a rising star among tuis; a brilliant singer and talented composer. For him the annual singing competitions loom large. Daredevil Bron is Sil's best friend who tells it like it is. They've got a good thing going. But a sense of menace closes in as magpies plot to devastate the valley. The tui way of life, flying free and singing in the dawn is about to be destroyed. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.