Unhinged Sister Ravages Brother Over Scraps—Father: "That's Enough"
Father Intervenes, Discerning Sister's True Target—Brother's Eyes
Devouring a large Salmon Father brought to the nest, Sister pitched scraps over the edge—but this time, Brother intercepted one, emboldened by Mother's earlier praise.
Brother's contented sigh caught Sister's ear, and her rage focused with the tempestuous intensity of a cyclone.
She bore down on him, silent but for the flutter of her wings. Pinning his meager wings to the nest floor, she straddled him and shrieked, "Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!"
With each shriek, she pecked and slashed at him.
Pausing, Sister spat staccato, spraying Brother with his own blood as each word struck him, "It's! All! MINE!"
"Now what are we going to do about those eyes?" she inquired, peering down with head cocked to one side.
"If I can't have them, then neither. can. he."
For the first time since the pair was born, Father intervened. He slammed Sister to the nest floor, the tip of an iron talon resting light against Sister's throat.
He studied her with unfeeling detachment.
"That's enough. If you threaten Brother's life, or his eyes again, I'll break your wings and throw you in the river myself."
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