O jibinaa e Paraná, nder leydi Entre Ríos, Argentina, kono nde o ɓeydii debbo o jooɗii e Buenos Aires. E 10 hitaande 1949, nde o duuɓi sappo, baaba mum, Leopoldina Lichtschein, wonɗo e mawɗo e mawni, maayi e nder gariiri. This tragic episode marked Bird's life, but also signaled her destiny as a writer.