What age group is "The Tailorbird and the Loose Nest" suitable for?

Suitable for children aged 4-8. Reading time is about 2-4 minutes.

The Tailorbird and the Loose Nest

Name: The Tailorbird and the Loose Nest
Author: An original story by Hoot Tales

Mai, a tiny green tailorbird, stitches leaves into a nest in a morning tea bush, looking skillful and proud.

Mai the tailorbird threaded plant fiber through leaf edges until they formed a soft nest. She was proud that her stitches were the strongest in the tea bush.

Mai clings beside her leaf nest swaying in evening wind; its branch knot loosens although the nest is intact, and she looks worried.

That night, monsoon wind shook the branch. The seam held, but the branch swung so hard that its fastening knot began to slip. More stitches did not help.

Mai talks with a weaverbird and squirrel on a branch beneath cloudy skies as all three study the leaf nest and make a plan.

Mai felt shy about telling anyone. Then she thought of her three eggs and flew to a weaverbird who knew knots and a squirrel who knew strong branches. Both hurried over.

The squirrel, weaverbird, and Mai secure a leaf nest to a sturdy branch fork in afternoon light with exactly three eggs safe inside.

The squirrel chose a sturdy fork, the weaverbird showed a knot that would not slip, and Mai stitched three new supports. They tug-tested everything before moving the eggs safely.

Mai, the weaverbird, and squirrel sit beside the secure nest on a clear morning after the storm, relieved and united.

When the wind returned, the nest only rocked gently. Mai thanked her friends and taught them her leaf stitch. From then on, the tea bush had a stitcher, a knotter, and a branch expert on one team.