The sun was out today so I went for an easy stroll before breakfast and caught the early morning rays - life felt very pleasant.
As I was returning back to the house for a tray of tuna, I noticed the bread had just been put out for the birds and I thought a nice crusty piece of wholemeal would be the perfect apetiser. I wandered over to partake and was still musing on the warmth of the sun when this horrendous squawk came into my ear. I immediately jumped on the defensive.
It was Sidney the Seagull and he had taken exception to my helping myself to his breakfast.
"Do I come into your place and eat your breakfast?" he screamed at me.
"Well no but I only was going to have a small nibble before I went indoors. I wasn't going to eat it all"
"Then there's your two brothers, they'd be out here having a small nibble and before you know it all the food has gone and I go back to my family with no food and they starve. I might even starve before I got back to them. All so you can have a small nibble before you go indoors. Selfish little thing that you are!"
"I'm truly sorry I didn't think like that. I just fancied some roughage before breakfast. It's important for us to keep regular you know."
"Oh yes you first again. never mind whether me and the family are regular or not, Never mind whether we starve or not. Just so long as Mr High and Mighty has what he wants. Listen Buster in this world you have to look after your mates or you find your mates aren't looking after you. Just think on that next time you fancy having someone else's roughage."
"Yes you're right. I was thoughtless. I am young so blame it on inexperience. I won't do it again"
"I shall be watching you."
And he swooped onto two pieces of bread and soared off into the sky.
I felt devilment rise in me and I snatched a piece of bread and ran indoors with it. trouble was it wasn't crusty. It was all soggy from the rain yesterday. Guess I shouldn't have been greedy after all.
I don't think Sidney saw me though.
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