A Tiny Peck

Blink! Both eyes wide! I felt a sudden jolt right down to my toes. I was sitting here on this bumpy grey cloth. Look, tiny pale speckles everywhere! Are those seeds? I stretched my neck—it actually bent!—and leaned right down. Tap! My beak poked directly into one of the pale woven dots on the fabric. It didn't crunch. Not a seed! But my head moved when I told it to. I can peck!