Write a story on the proverb still waters run deep
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Every bird has his day
My little canary is, without doubt, the sweetest, most timid little bird on the planet - or so I thought, until I witnessed his darker side.
Maclary Canary spends his days on my secluded little porch; the back of his cage to the wall to give him a sense of security. Being such a little bird with toothpicks for legs, Maclary could be understandably described as chicken-hearted. Well, he is only a feather-weight!
Sometimes a neighbour would swoop in for a close-up of his cage, observe the tasty apple slice protruding through the bars, and whisk it away. The bower birds were the usual culprits. Maclary would observe all this in silence and stillness from the very back of his cage - until today.
I had picked some lovely crisp lettuce leaves which I attached to the cage with a clothes peg. No sooner had I stepped back inside and shut the door behind me, than I noticed a sunbird swooping for the lettuce. I hid to watch.
There before my eyes, I witnessed a transformation - timid little canary turned macho protector of his patch. Not only was he standing with one foot on top of the lettuce and the other clinging to the side of the cage, but his wings were spread out to cover his prize. No sunbird was going to get his treat - no way!
Mind you, I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that tiny sunbirds are the only birds on the block who are smaller than canaries.
And the moral is: still waters run deep.