when i was a child, we had 2 birds f/m (budgerigars).
they became parents of a cute little bird, i don´t know his name any more.
some times i took the birds out of the cage, that they can fly around the room. the difficult part was to catch them again…
one day i got a little bit angry, because i could not catch the young bird. i took a big ruler, and tried to direct the flight of the bird to a place where i was able to catch him.
but instead of being gentle, i used the ruler more like a sword with too much power, and hit the young bird really hard…
he crashed down to the floor, and could not fly any more.
one day later the bird died.
i felt very sad and guilty, and told nobody about this accident until today…
