THE PIGEON
"But I don't understand, why would Mr. Birdie not write back?" Gilligan asked after getting whacked by Skipper.
"I'm guessing our mystery friend moved, Walter came back to us," the Professor answered.
"Does that mean we can keep him?" Gilligan asked.
"Hey, we can make squab stew," the Skipper said, and Gilligan grabbed Walter from the Professor's hands.
"Skipper, you can't eat friends!" he said, and stroked the bird lovingly.
"Aww, come on little buddy, he's useless now if Birdie won't write back!"
"Then he'll join my other friends! Herman, Emily, Gretchen and all the others love new friends!" Gilligan insisted.
"Give up, Skipper. You know Gilligan has a strong bond with animals, there is no talking to him when it's about a new pet," the Professor said.
Gilligan smiled triumphantly.
"Oh, fine - but keep him in that cave or something, if he ain't useful, he can just stay away from me!" the Skipper said, and stormed off.
Gilligan stuck his tongue out at the Skipper's his back and sat with the bird. Walter perched back on his head as he opened his journal.
Dear Diary,
I gut a new pet. We fund a pigen who waz lik a male man with fethers. He waz ownered by a guy cald birdey but aftr a whil birdey did nut writ bak so Walter is mine now. I luv my pets!
Gilligan