Survival Outcomes for the Curious Bird

The little bird landed in the leaves. It had thought it saw a bit of worm wriggling under. Alas, it was no worm. Only a band made of rubber once used to hold together a newspaper.

    The bird made its way a little further. It thought it saw a small nut hidden away. But, no. It was only a plastic knob from a child's toy.

    The bird sighed, then flew up and landed on a tree's branch. It saw a glint below, and down it swooped. For, surely, this was reflecting water waiting to be bathed in and drunk. The bird was most distraught to discover that there was nothing there but clear clinging wrap, once tightly fitted around a new, boxed gadget.

     Disappointment is a hard thing to bear. Still more the frustration that comes with hunger and thirst. And worse still, the promise that it will all end suddenly and unfulfilled.

     But the little bird did not give up. It hoped and flew, curious as ever. So curious that it hoped inside a ring of mushrooms. 

    The bird was then, of course, lost in fairyland forever. 

    But to a hungry bird, this is no bad thing. Not even the elves are mischievous enough to make life hard on birds. There is no need to revenge one's fairy self on the birds, for their sound is too sweet. Too, reflecting water is only a snare to trapped maidens. And briar patches are no barrier to the tap tapping of little beaks.

    Yes, a bird can be happy in fairyland.

    And we must pray we do not lose them all. 

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