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One day on a Canadian lake, a cob (male swan) and a pen (female swan) are saved from a fox by a boy named Sam from a fox. Sam is allowed to watch the swans' cygnets (baby swans) hatch, and it is discovered that one of them is mute. Instead of chirping to greet him, the mute cygnet pulls Sam's shoelace. [[Cuteness Proximity|Awww.]] Thus begins an [[Odd Friendship]] between swan and boy.
 
The story focuses on the swan, named Louis, and his efforts to overcome his handicap. Sam takes Louis to school so the bird can learn to read and write, and Louis's father steals a brass trumpet to give his son a voice. Louis feels guilty about the theft, so at Sam's suggestion he takes several jobs across America to pay for the trumpet. Adventures are had by all.
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Compare to E.B. White's more famous novel, ''[[Charlotte's Web]]''.
 
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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: In the novel, Serena [[All of the Other Reindeer|refuses to interact with Louis]] because of his disability, and Louis wins her over simply by revealing that he can play the trumpet. In the film, Serena is much more sympathetic to Louie and a [[Jerkass]] rival named Boyd is added instead.
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