For the Birds
"A short-tailed albatross?" Lionel repeated.
"A bedtime story I tell the girls. Don't you do the same with your kids?"
"Yes, but when most people finish a tale like that, they've changed back into the prince. Or at least into a human."
"It's just a story," Bertie protested.
"Humor me. Why do you think you stay a bird? Why can't the spell be broken?"
"I've never thought about it," his patient retorted. "Fortunately, my daughters are much easier to please than you."
Psychological mumbo jumbo, Bertie thought. How utterly ridiculous.
Fascinating, Lionel thought. Must come back to this later.