{"sf1_id":1633,"sf2_id":"qmy0Mx7e","title":"Freedom","author":"SimpleKiwi","words":843,"posted_at":"2004-01-26T00:54:00.000Z","tags":["Death","Kiwi","Zoophilia"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1633-freedom","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/qmy0Mx7e","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=1633\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"#1 of The Book of Kiwi","content":" Once upon a time, there was a city in a country that's  \npretty well populated. Within the city, there was a zoo. The  \nInternational Zoo of City, it as named. Yes. The zoo  \nattracted many, many people, and even common city animals,  \nto wow at their selection of exotic animals. They would  \nvisit everyday, feeding the monkeys, petting the goats, and  \nmost of all...  \n  \nIgnoring the kiwi birds.  \n  \nWell.There were only two, really. Out of the eighteen  \nthat were shipped there for a special program, only two were  \nleft. It was sad, really. But no one cared. The kiwis had  \ntheir little pen filled with seed and hay, at the back of  \nthe Bird House. It reeked of parrot poop, so, the zoo  \nmanagers thought it was a nice place to put the kiwis.  \n  \nEveryday, the kiwis would hop back and forth between  \nthe torn mesh pen, occasionally dancing or shaking their  \ntail feathers to attract their fans. Well, assuming they had  \nat least one.  \n  \n\"I'm tired of this!\" said a kiwi one day, to another kiwi.  \n  \n\"I am, too. There's no point in being here. I mean,  \ncome on, they don't even give us the respect we deserve. I  \nwant to make something of this horrible life before I end up  \npushing up daises!\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"I agree.\"  \n  \n\"Mary, please, tell me. How long have we been here?\"  \n  \n\"I say, I've been here since...well....I don't know,\" said  \nshe.  \n  \n\"Well, I remember you as a chick. Barely hatched from  \nthe duff, eh? Maybe three years old you are.\"  \n  \nThey both stared at each other.  \n  \n\"So, I'm three.\" she pondered for a moment. \"I'll  \nbe chaffed if I ever make it out of here before I'm thirty.\"  \n  \n\"You know,\" the other kiwi said with a grin, \"We could  \nescape and roam the world as we see fit!\"  \n  \n\"Yeah, but Maury, I've never been 'outside' before. We  \ncould get killed!\"  \n  \n\"But it's better than us kicking the bucket in here.\"  \n  \n\"Well, no. Still, I don't want to go. We could get  \nkilled! I mean, anything could happen!\"  \n  \n\"Yeah, but that anything could be better than this,\"  \nMaury replied, \"Didn't you say you're tired of these  \nconditions? Come on! Tonight could be our chance.\"  \n  \n\"Well.\"  \n  \n\"Come on!\"  \n  \n\"Okay. Okay,\" submitted Mary, \"You win. But hey, if  \nwe end up dead, I'm going --\"  \n  \n\"You're not going to do anything!\"  \n  \nMaury winked at Mary.  \n  \nLater that night, when the zoo was shut down, the kiwis  \nbegan to tear even bigger holes into the wire with their  \nbeaks. Soon, they had a large enough space to hop out. Once  \nout, they tried to make their way to through the bird house.  \nMany of the other nocturnal ruffs gawked at them. Some  \nlaughing, others giving cold stares.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Maury. Are you sure you want to do this?\"  \n  \n\"What?\" he said back, not looking at her, \"Are you  \nbacking down? Make up your mind!\"  \n  \n\"Alright, alright, I'll be quiet.\"  \n  \nAnd so, they continued to walk along the dim path,  \nuntil they reached a towering glass door. They looked around  \nfor a sort of switch to open it. Soon enough, it creepily  \nopened without help. They decided to walk on in.  \n  \nInside, there was a tree. And oddly, it was very bright  \ninside. They looked around them, only seeing a giant tree,  \nand some bedding below them. They heard the door shut  \nloudly, strange noises ensued.  \n  \n\"Did you hear that...?\" Saotome looked upwards.  \n  \n\"No. I didn't hear a damn thing. Let's keep moving  \nnow.\"  \n  \nMary blocked Maury's path.  \n  \n\"Listen!\"  \n  \nThey stood still, only to hear a moderately loud  \nscreech. Mary began to walk the opposite direction.  \n  \n\"Where are you going?\" Maury turned towards the rushing  \nkiwi. \"Stop changing your mind! Come on!\"  \n  \nMary ignored, and kept going. Maury shrugged and  \nkept walking.  \n  \n\"Damn wanker,\" he said to himself, \"Well, her loss.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; As he kept going, a shriek echoed through the area.  \nMaury looked behind him, but kept forth. He walked proudly  \nuntil he reached the giant tree. Right then, his world came  \ncrashing down. Large, brown patches of feathers covered the  \ntree, screeching and staring with piercingly evil eyes. And  \nwith one fell swoop, they all fell upon the kiwi bird.  \n  \nMaury screamed as the giant monsters tore at his flesh  \nand snapped his bones. Then he felt his spine snap in two.  \nHe cried in pain. Well, at least until they snapped his  \nneck.  \n  \nAnd so, within due time, the masses of feathers  \nreturned to their spots, now silent and still. They stared  \nat the pile of bones and feathers. Then, they began to  \nlaugh...  \n  \nThe next day, people were gathered around the kiwi  \ncage. Some people were confused as to what happened to the  \nkiwis. Some thought they died of natural causes. Really,  \nthey'll never know. And maybe they don't need to know.  \n  \n(Note: I hoped you liked it. :P I had to delete my other  \nstory. I couldn't work with it. So, instead, I started a new  \nseries. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! (Completed 1-25-04, 6:32  \nPM Central.)  \n  \n  \n\n"}