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THE RAREY BIRD
Once upon a time, there was a great explorer who collected exotic animals for the London Zoo.
One day, news of a new species of bird was brought to his attention. Only one had ever been seen. It was called the ‘Rarey Bird’ because, well, it was so rare.
Naturally, the great explorer had to have it for the London Zoo. He travelled far and wide until he was successful in his quest. He brought the Rarey Bird back to the London Zoo and kept it in a large cage where all could see it and marvel.
Before long, the Rarey Bird ate so much and grew so large that the cage could no longer contain it. It was moved to a larger cage, but soon outgrew that one as well. It became apparent that the Rarey Bird was not going to stop growing, and so the great explorer was asked to shoot it dead before it could eat the Zoo out of business.
Well, it was already too late. No weapon in the great explorer’s possession could kill the Rarey Bird. The military was called in, and they too could not kill the Rarey Bird. There was only one chance left: the Rarey Bird would be brought to the highest cliff in the land, and thrown over the edge, to meet its end on the rocks below.
Now, the Rarey Bird had remained silent all this time, but when it was finally brought to the edge of this cliff, it turned to the great explorer and said:
“I say, what are you planning to do with me?”
The explorer replied, “We are going to tip you over the edge.”
The Rarey Bird looked at the rocks far, far below, and said to the great explorer:
"Gee, that’s a long way to tip a Rarey."