It was extraordinary. The biggest bird known to humankind. He was also a TV star. But one day, he did not turn up for work; or so we thought.
"There's a tiny yellow bird flying around us. I wonder if the big bird has shrunk."
Why would the big bird shrink? It's probably another bird.
The telephone is ringing.
"Hello, who's there please?"
On the end of the line, a computerised voice
"I shrunk your bird."
That was it. The phone went dead. The question now; what are we going to do about it?
"Maybe you should ring the police."
I'm wondering what the police can really do about it. I can't believe they'll be concerned about a big yellow bird that has been turned into a tiny yellow bird.
"We'll be right round," said the policeman.
That was unexpected. The police want to help. Ten minutes later, they arrive at the door
"Let's see if we can catch the bird," said the policeman. "That way, we can see if it really is your big bird."
"You're not sure?"
"It could be a hoax. Someone might be having a laugh "
"But who would take pleasure from seeing our big bird shrink?"
The policeman paused before his reply.
"You'd be surprised. Not everyone loves your big furry friend."
"Even if they didn't like him, surely they would have better things to do."
"Again, you'd be surprised."
A small yellow bird is not very easy to catch. In fact, two hours later, there is still no joy.
There is a ring at the door.
"Hello, I am Professor Bird."
This must really be a children's TV story, if the professor is called Professor Bird.
"Don't make any jokes. My surname is Bird. There are many others with this surname."
Just a coincidence then.
Professor Bird continues.
"I know how to make the bird grow again. I have a magic potion."
It seems to be worth a try. I'm assuming that it'll only work on our big bird. A reversing spell of sorts
"I think so," said Professor Bird.
Nobody seems to be sure of anything.
"There's one way to find out. It's the only possible way to get our big bird on today's show."
Professor Bird drinks the potion.
"Why are you drinking the potion? I thought it was meant for the bird."
That's so that I can cast my spell.
Professor Bird then points his finger at the small yellow bird.
The bird then slumps to the ground.
"Is he dead?"
"No," replied Professor Bird. "This is perfectly normal. Just wait."
All of a sudden, the small yellow bird slowly starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger and bigger.
Just one problem.
"That is not our bird?"
He does look cute though. That's until he gets really too big.
There is one thing about this bird. Like our TV star, he does have something to say
"I thought I saw a pussycat."
That was followed by the sound of someone or something slumping to the ground.
There was a cat peering through the window, sizing up his lunch. He wasn't expecting the large size bird.
The cat is out for the count.
Then further in the distance, a big bird, out TV star, arrives at the door.
"Sorry, I'm late," said the big yellow TV star bird. "I can't really explain what happened."
Everyone is thinking about all the trouble this has caused.
It was because of that phone call. That's what caused the problem.
"Who could have done such a thing?"
The big yellow TV star bird did have something to say.
"Don't worry, nobody did anything. It was all done by a computer."
Freewrite prompt by @mariannewest.
5 minutes? Nay, longer than that I was having too much fun.
The dangers of computers! lol. I love that the wrong yellow bird was produced.
I teach Computing for a living, so I like to add aspects to my story. Thank you for reading.
Lol that was fun @mr-neil, so nothing to be afraid of either, just a computer playing around huh, thanks a lot for sharing and stay awesome.
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wow nice pic looks unreal
I should have acknowledged that it was from pixabay.