"Whew!" the rat grumbled as he woke to a strong foul smell and the noise of six owlets screeching in hunger. He rolled over and saw that his aerie bed was now crowded with a beautiful iridescent rainbow trout (though this new bedmate was overly fragrant).

The six owlets started pecking ferociously at the eyes of the fish, and the rat realized he was in danger.

He scrambled for his life, perched on the very edge of the twigs of the nest, lost his balance and fell.