“Did you pass on the message to my friends? What did they say?” asked the parrot excitedly.
“I delivered the message like you asked me to. But after listening to it, one of your friends shivered and fell to the ground.
I am afraid your friend died. I am so sorry,” said the merchant sadly.
The parrot went still. And then she too shivered and fell. The merchant cried out, “Oh my God! Why is this happening?”
He opened the cage door and gently lifted the parrot out. He felt sorry for his beloved bird.
He took the bird out to the garden to bury it.
After digging the hole, he turned to lift the bird.
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