
Once, there was a parrot who loved flying around the neighbourhood. One day, he saw a rough looking man walking along the path. The parrot recognized him from across the street and swooped down to say hello.
"Hello!" he yelled gleefully. The man stopped and looked at him.
"Ugh," he said, "Get away from me, bird."
The parrot flew away, feeling sad and rejected. He wanted to make friends but it seemed like the rough man didn't want that.
The next day, the parrot spotted the same man walking down the street again. He flew over, determined to make friends this time. He was surprised to see the man pick up a rock and throw it at him.
The rock hit the parrot and he fell to the ground. He didn't move. The man turned and walked away, not recognizing what he had just done.
The parrot never flew again. He lay on the path, lifeless, with no one to recognize him.
