Dearest Spikey "friend," what a beautiful Budgie girl you are! Those pale-blue feathers are so pretty, they're like looking up to the sky on a lovely day. They make a nice contrast to your black and white wings and back and head. You have the sweetest face, and I see that you even know how to smile!
What a delightful personality you have! You're full of energy, and you have a lot of fun playing with your watermill. You love to chew paper, so much so that your people call you the 'colorful holepunch.' Your home is indeed your castle, complete with a house roof on top and your own bathtub in the bottom. You love your people spraying you out every morning, and you can bathe yourself later in the tub when you wish, too!
You live with some nice birdie housemates, and you are the only one of them that does not understand English. You only know Russian, which they and your dear person also speak. I hope your person or your bird friends will translate this for you, because it's all about you and what a delightful bird you are! You and they all love each other very much, don't you. What a wonderful love-filled home you share!
Congratulations, darling Spikey, on being chosen Pet of the Day! I hope you and your dear person and birdies and all your family and friends are enjoying a fine celebration, full of fun and lovies and all your favorite games and treats.
I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.
-- Terry Pratchett (1948—2015), Sourcery
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