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the clever parrot and the laid

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back kept hello

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this is jonah and welcome

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to story nori i'm

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here with a story which has it's origins

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in ancient persia dive

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with me into a world where a vigilant parrot

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and a carefree cat we've

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story of friendship adventure

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and the quirks of their very different

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personalities

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in ancient times to

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unlikely friends lived in the forest

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one was a parrot with flaming yellow

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feathers named apollo after

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the sun gold the

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other was a cat named part

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of this which means panther

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though in reality he

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was nothing like a panther these

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friends were as different as night and

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day apollo the parrot

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was ever alert poaching

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high in the trees he kept

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a keen eye on everything that moves

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below

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if he spotted a human hunter

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sneaking through the bushes or a tiger

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stealthily proud or am douglas

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he would flop his wings and squawk

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the top of his lung

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at a signal or you

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the forest creatures doing

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raffish squirrels and

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even slower moving tortoises

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would scan pump scuttle

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oh cool to safety as fast

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as i legs pools or

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shelves would carry them part

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of this on the other hand was

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more of a take it easy

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kind of cat he's

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spent

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days lazily chasing

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butterflies, taking

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long leisurely naps under

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the shade of a tree,

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and occasionally attempting

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to catch his tail. But

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as the saying goes, opposites

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attract. Apollo

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was quite the chatterbox, always

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bubbling with stories and observations.

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From his high perch, he had

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a bird's eye view of the world, and

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he loved nothing more than

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sharing all the wonders he had seen

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with Pardas, the

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rainbows, the stars,

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the silvery moon, and

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even the towering walls of the

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nearby city. He

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also

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liked to drop in references to

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his triumphs, mentioning

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stories of when he saved the day by spotting

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predators from afar. To

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tell you the truth, he was quite

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a big-headed parrot regarding

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his own merits. Pardas

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for his part perfectly played

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the part of the most attentive listener.

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He would fold back his ears, and

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now and then he would purr

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appreciatively. Fascinating,

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simply fascinating.

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His deep

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rumbling purrs were music

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to Apollo's ears, encouraging

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him to embellish his tales

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with even more details and

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excitement.

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They spent many a happy hour

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together, Apollo

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chattering away and Pardes

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purring contentedly.

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One fateful day, a hunter

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ventured into the forest. Unfortunately,

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Apollo was caught off guard.

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He was deep in one of his conversations

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with Pardes when suddenly a net

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dropped on them. A

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hunter had caught them. The

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hunter normally took the game he caught to

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the market. But

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on this occasion, he

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thought to himself,

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We need a cat at home

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to catch the mice. And

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as for the flaming yellow parrot,

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he will make for a stunning gift

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for my wife and could keep

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her company while I'm away hunting.

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So he decided to keep Apollo

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and Pardes and took them both

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home. Oh! But

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if he thought Pardes would turn into

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a mouse-catching machine, he

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was sorely mistaken. Pardes'

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philosophy towards mice was…

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Those little things, what

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have they ever done to me? And

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besides, chasing them

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around sounds like far

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too much trouble. Meow!

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And Apollo, well, he

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didn't take to domestic life either. Being

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cooped up in a cage did

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not suit him at all.

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His once-gleaming feathers lost

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their luster

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and began to molt. Rather

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than being the delight of the wild.

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delightful chatterbox he once was.

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His squawking turned into a cacophony

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of annoyance, especially since

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he didn't know any human words. So

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one day the hunter admitted

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to his wife,

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My love, I fear I may have erred

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in bringing these two good-for-nothings home.

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I shall

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take them to the market at week's end, OK?

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Off he went on a long-hunting expedition,

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leaving his pregnant wife, who

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was worn out and in need of rest. She

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decided to nap blissfully unaware

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that a pair of nefarious burglars

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had spotted her husband leaving,

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and plotted to break into the house.

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Meanwhile, Apollo,

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ever the sentinel,

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was peering through the bars of his cage

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and out of the window.

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He spotted the suspicious duo

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hauling a ladder up to the window.

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Immediately, he started

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to squawk and flap about in a frenzy

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that would have put a whirlwind to shame.

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His commotion was so

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uproarious that the neighbors came running

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to see what the fuss was about.

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They arrived just in time

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to see the burglars attempting to climb

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through the windows. Without

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hesitation, they pushed the burglars

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who tumbled back into the street in

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a most undignified heal.

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When

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the hunter returned home,

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he heard all about the story. You

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can imagine how happy he and his

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wife were with the parrot.

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They praised him, fed him nuts

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and berries, and even let him out

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of his cage to flap around the room.

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lazy cat meowed. Hey!

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What about me? I

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was in danger too! They

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might have catnapped me

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meow! But

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nobody was listening to the lazy cat.

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After that, six

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times a day, he

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had to listen to Apollo, recounting

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how he stopped the burglars. It

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was the parrot's proudest moment

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and favourite story ever,

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and he never stopped squawking about

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it. The poor

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cat was driven mad and had

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to run away and live on what scraps

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he could find for himself.

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And as for Apollo, well,

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he became the family's hero.

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All the future children and

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grandchildren were brought upon tales

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about how his vigilance saved

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the day. And even

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though he missed his friend Pardis,

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he knew he had found his calling. As

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the watchful protector of his

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new home, he would

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not dream of leaving because

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he had an important job to do, and

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that gave him a sense of purpose.

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As for Pardis, well,

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he carved out a niche for himself

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as a legend,

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the cat who determined that he was simply

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too fabulous to be anyone's

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pet, opting instead

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for the life of a roamer. And

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given that his new lifestyle occasionally

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left him with an empty stomach,

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he was finally compelled to

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master the art

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of mouse-catching. After

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all, necessity is

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the mother of invention. And

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that was the story of the clever

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parrot and the laid-back cat.

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or just big-headed? And

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what about the motives of the two

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