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33 10 FABLED STORIES FROM THE ZOO.
stead of marrying, he would have to be brought
up before the assembled court of the Cockatoos,
the Toucans, and the Macaws, and be sent to
prison in a narrow little cage, in a dark corner,
all by himself. There is no hope of the
recovery of the young, innocent bride, and
instead of merry-making at her wedding, it will
be screams of woe at her funeral. The whole
assembly of parrots are going to observe an
hour of perfect silence in expression of their
heartfelt grief at her death. You will see,"
said the Parrot-president, " that by the end
of the story we have killed her, and should
we succeed in really killing the stupid thing
by this lampoon, we may canonize her
afterwards !"
"Just as in real life," I said, "no one is
worse off than when he is going to marry, and
no one is better than when he is dead."
By this time the evil-doing scandal had come
back to the two yellow little parrots themselves,
and the one really lay fainting on the floor.
" Malice has succeeded thus in killing the
beautiful and innocent little bird. No, her eye
quivers yet" I hastened to the door-keeper,
and procured some water, and besprinkled the
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