User:Rose Abrams/My IAR version


 * Once upon a time, 'twas a blackbird mother who had three blackbird children who just had learnt to fly. Once day, she went off to collect earthworms to eat, and she told her children to be good boys and play in the tree while she was gone. She, however, forbid them from venturing down to the ground below, and warned them about the hungry lynx which eats little birds.


 * The three blackbirds had a fun and safe time in their tree, and they heeded their mother's advice not to leave the tree.


 * Suddenly, they heard a loud whistle from the sky. They looked up and saw a vile hawk, soaring over the treetops in the search for food. The three blackbirds became terrified, knowing that their tree's leaves could not hide them from the hungry predator's eyes. To save their lives, they flew down from the tree and hid in the bushes. They stayed there until the hawk were gone.


 * The blackbird mother returned soon, having heard the hawk herself. She found her children in a bush on the ground. The blackbirds were afraid that their mother would be outraged over that they ignored her rule and maybe even give them a spanking. But the wise mother simply said:


 * When I told 'bout the tree and grounded you there, Litte did I knew that a hawk would come stare. The lynx is dangerous but the hawk is too, And the advice I gave was for the safety of you. When laws put you harm's way, don't you be fools. Just think for yourself and ignore all the rules!