The bird

The bird keeps eating things while my attention is diverted. There are a couple of kittens and a smaller yellow bird that have already been rescued several times. Sometimes when I look at it, I can see into it's body with x-ray vision. There is a gentle layering of wedding cake, live baby animals, and other food piled up inside its rotund body.

I have to gently tip the bird over and pat its back to get the animals and food out. I give it a little shake to let it know how angry I am and it kind of snickers at me. I know this is a just a game we are playing (the bird eats something alive or valuable and I have to rescue it before it gets digested) but I start to worry that the bird isn't kidding, that it really intends to eat the kittens and one day I'll be too slow.