She weighs very little.

She sings quite beautifully.

She is good company for Sven.

Lack of gravity does not affect her.

She gets a bit noisy when she is upset.

when Sven runs in with a tiny bundle of feathers

when Sven informs the whole crew

when a flash of yellow flies past

when he hears the bird singing

The crew waits in hushed silence.

She flies around the space station.

She chirps but then keels over again.

The crew goes back to eating breakfast.

to celebrate Claribel’s recovery

to keep themselves from losing consciousness

to determine how much oxygen each person needs

to remind each other of their loyalty and friendship

a night of bad dreams

confusion between day and night

lack of oxygen in the space station

illness spread by close contact with birds

if the message contains bad news

if the message is from an old friend

if the message responds to a request

if the message is a meeting reminder

The sound is quiet and mostly unnoticed.

The noise causes people to feel pity or sorrow.

The puppy seems energetic and eager to please.

Other dogs around it are howling or whimpering, too.