In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, Doodle and the Ibis are very similar. The narrator explains what had happened to the ibis. “Sadly, we all looked back at the bird. A scarlet ibis! How many miles it had traveled to die like this, in our yard, beneath the bleeding tree.” The scarlet ibis is in an unknown area and it has surprised everybody by showing up. This poor bird has traveled so such a long way, just so it could die. In addition, Doodle, like the bird, has traveled and worked so hard, just to have the same fate as the scarlet ibis. “Finally one day, after many weeks of practicing, he stood alone for a few seconds. When he fell, I grabbed him in my arms and hugged him, our laughter pealing through the swamp like a ringing bell.