Characters
- Weeps: An owl being hit with rocks in an oil barrel before being rescued by Billy
- Wol: An owl found under a bush after a storm
- Billy: The boy who adopts Wol and Weeps
- Bruce and Murray: Billy's friends
- Mr. Miller: A teacher who wants to get pictures of owls in a tree
- Ophelia: The former maid of Billy's family
- Fifi: Billy's French teacher
- Mutt: Billy's dog
- Rex: Bruce's dog
- Mom: Billy's mother
- Dad: Billy's father
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