Once upon a time, there was a nonconforming sparrow who decided
not to fly south for the winter. However, soon the weather turned
so cold that he reluctantly started to fly south. In a short-time
ice began to form on his wings and he fell to earth in a barnyard,
almost frozen. A cow passed by and crapped on the little sparrow.
The sparrow thought it was the end. But, the manure warmed him
and defrosted his wings. Warm and happy, able to breathe, he
started to sing. Just then a large cat came by and hearing the
chirping, investigated the sounds. The cat cleared away the manure,
found the chirping bird and promptly ate him.
The moral of the story ?