A Budgie Loses His Tail
He was sitting on my daughter’s shoulder nibbling at her shiny silver chain when her bright intricate hairband caught his eye. He moved up and tangled his feathers and tail in the accessory. Shrieks and yelps later he and we relieved him– his tail missing and a wound. I collected the severed tail in a napkin and showed him his broken turquoise quills. He recognized his fur stared for long and turned to look…