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“Hey, you ravenous bird, stop eating and talk with me for a
moment, will you?” shrieks the apple fiercely, since it is running out
of patience.
“Fine. What is it that you want?” moans the bird as it is
waiting to continue its precious meal.

“Aren’t you supposed to be in your flock? Why do you seem
to be extremely hungry? And by the way, what is your name?”
curiously asks the apple.

This shocks the bird for a while, but when the bird is able to
put together his words and retains his consciousness, he replies,
“Well, my actual name given to me by my parents is ‘Kiki’. I was
once in a flock of my very own species, in which everyone had to
obey our gigantic ferocious leader whose name was ‘Kane’. He was
twice the size of me and was more fearsome than anything in this
realm. Whatever he demanded must be delivered to him within a
day; otherwise, the member whom he gave the order to would be
fired from the potoo flock. He was a horrible leader who lacked
sympathy for each member of the flock. Despite his egocentric
behaviour, every potoo in the flock still supported and stayed
obedient as always.”
The apple listens thoroughly to Kiki’s story, as he continues,
“One day, Kane heard about this delectable fruit, called durian,
located in the woods. His powerful position resulted in him feeling
superior, and so he could do anything he wanted just for his own
good. Without any hesitation, he commanded everyone in the flock
to do whatever it took to bring the durian to him. Right after the