[[Category:Season episodes]] A Bird in the Hoof is the twenty-second episode of the first season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. In this episode, during a visit from Princess Celestia, Fluttershy sees the Equestrian royal's sick bird and decides to take her home to look after. The episode title is a play on the proverb "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," meaning it is better to stick with something one already has, rather than pursuing something one may never get.__TOC__