The dead canary reminds me of a story about my son when he was about 4 years old. He had a parakeet named Buzzy, the meanest bird I've ever encountered. One day DS comes running up to me saying "Come see! Buzzy learned a new trick". I go back to his room and poor Buzzy is laying in his cage feet up, stone cold dead.
That was some trick all right!
That was some trick all right!