At 1:00, a bird popped out of my clock. "Cuckoo!"
At 2:00, the bird popped out of my clock again. "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!"
At 3:00, the bird popped out again. "Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cu... Cough... Excuse me. Cuckoo!"
"What happened to you?" I asked.
The bird replied, "Sorry, I nearly choked on a piece of pie. It's hard to cuckoo with your mouth full!"
I peeked inside the clock, and indeed the bird was dining on a pie for a mid-afternoon snack. It was much more than the tiny bird could eat, so I took the pie and left him a small portion.
A grain of salt