[2] Billy is a boy who resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan who brings home numerous animals and spends time with his two best friends, Bruce and Murray.

The first bird, Wol, is larger and lighter in colour with a bold personality and was found by Billy and his friends under a bush after a storm.

Soon afterward, Billy finds Weeps, a smaller mottled brown owl in a barrel filled with oil.

When Billy witnesses children throwing stones at Weeps, who is unable to fly, he trades his scout knife for him.

Unlike Wol, Weeps has an anxious disposition and sits on the handlebars of Billy's bicycle due to his inability to fly.