A sad story of a loved boy!!!

[MommaFawkes]

Im not sure if I have ever told you guys this story but here goes!!

 

Last summer Shane and I got up bright and early and headed out to the garage sales around us. It was a little rainy out and there were not many people out yet, we hit a few houses and didnt find much of anything. We were actually about to go home and passed a house with this lady sitting out in the rain, well Shane saw some tool that he was interested in so we stopped. I start walking around and im not finding much, when down by my feet I hear this little "scooby-do" now I was by a large pile of stuffed animals and thought that it was just one of them. We got almost to the car and I turned to wave at the lady and something caught my eye, so I looked a little harder and shocked I taped Shane on the shoulder and told him to look under the table. I didnt wait for him to say anything and marched back up to that table and bent down, here was this dirty little canary cage and inside was the most special looking bird I had ever seen!! He had no food and no water, well ok he had peanut SHELLS and water with a thick coat of slime over it!! My heart broke!! He was soaked to the bone and had almost no feathers! It was rainy and cold and he was directly in the wind!! I asked the lady if the bird was for sale and she said yes. Thinking she was going to want an arma nd a leg for him I asked how much while trying to hold back my tears!! She thought about it for a minute and then she LAUGHED!!! She goes give me 25 cents and he is yours, I lost it and started bawling while digging in my purse for 25 cents!! I grabbed his pitiful cage and wrapped it on my sweatshirt, walked back to the truck and cranked the heater for a little bit. We got him home still having no clue what kind of bird he was, I had never seen one like him before. I got online and my research taught me that he was a Moustached parakeet.

 

We got him home and named him Gizmo, first thing we did was take him out of that terrible cage and got him in a nice roomy cage with tons of toys and not to mention food and water!! Well that little bird was the coolest bird!! He had a vocab that could rival most Greys!! His voice was clear as day and despite how he had been treated he took to us right away!!! The poor little guy never did grow his feathers back and the things that were said to him were terrible!! (Judging by his vocab)! He called himself a dirty rotten bird, stupid idiot, Nasty,Fu*Ker!! AMong others!! Now besides the little scooby-do he said at the garage sale while stuffed under a table in the rain, the first thing he said to me was "Stupid, stupid, stupid," wich is so sad but funny considering the sitution at the time, I had been sititng by his cage eating a cookie and he reached out caught me off guard and STOLE my cookie!!! Then said the above phrase and laughed!!

 

Well Gizmo was with us for around six months before he went to the rainbow bridge! Six short months is all we had with the little guy but I know we made his life so much better at the end. I wish he could of stayed longer but at least he didnt pass in that terrible place!! Above all he made our lifes better!! He was the life of the party and he really could brighten your day!! I miss so much walking into the bird room in the morning and being greeted by his little "Hey how are you" and then his "where are you going what are you doing" when I left the room!!

 

I know this is long and I dont expect you guys to sit and read the whole thing or any of it for that matter, but I came across a picture tonight of a moustached parakeet and I started thinking of him. Though not a day goes bye that I dont think of him anyways, that picture really made me think hard about him!! Oh how I miss my little bird with all the colors of the rainbow, but I always think "somebody needed him more somewhere else". We still have not taken his cage down and its still exactly how it was when he was in it!! That was his special little place and it will remain here as long as we stay in this house!!

 

Heres to you Gizmo fly high little dude!!!

 

Oh dear Im bawling my eyes out now!!<br><br>Post edited by: MommaFawkes, at: 2008/03/06 08:48

[MommaFawkes]

Just so you know that picture is not actually him!! Just the same species...he looked just like that but with no belly feathers and missing a lot on his back!

[Nekkyousha]

awwww, that is so sad! He is lucky that you saw him before you left, im so sorry he has passed on but you really did give him a better life. That woman didnt even deserve the 25 cents!!! how could someone do that to something so precious??? it is so disgusting :angry:

[Nekkyousha]

also karma for you, that made my bf practically cry lol. such a sad story, i feel all welled up

[MommaFawkes]

Thank you for reading Gizmos story!! He was so special!!! Thank you very much!

[Guest]

Ahhh MommaFawkes, that is such a bittersweet story

 

I wonder for how long he lived with that mean old woman before you rescued him :angry:

[nevjoe]

Sad Sad story for any bird. Thanks for sharing it Tiff.

You did a great thing for one of Gods little friends.

Joe

 

OK, need a up pill now.<br><br>Post edited by: nevjoe, at: 2008/03/27 16:56

[MommaFawkes]

Thanks Joe and Fairy, he was somewhere around 7 years old when we got him. Hopefully he hadnt been with her the whole time

[Lyric]

MommaFawkes:

I just read your story and my heart goes out to you and poor little Gizmo. It's so wonderful that he was able to live the last part of his life in peace and contentment. I always feel like things happen for a reason and there's a really good reason that you went out garage selling that day. I hope that lady never gets another bird to treat so terribly. You have a kind heart and I wish you peace.

[kebbie]

sniffffffff!!{Feel-bad-0002006A} this is so sad. I am just so thankful that you found him when you did. I love animals, and hate to see any of them mistreated.

[M2MM]

Gizmo's life ended surrounded by your love. I hope that some day you can let go of your sorrow and take in another little bird that needs a loving home! You are one of God's champions!

[Snow]

Bless you bless you bless you for making his last six months on this good earth a happy and safe place! It's hard not to focus on our losses. I hope you now are able to celebrate his life and the time he spent in yours.

 

Lovely story thank you for sharing it.

[julie41]

That story was lovely, im in tears now, but im sure that if Gizmo could let you no, he'd be saying thankyou and he loved you for what you did for him, even though you had him for a short time, thank god there are people like you out there, i wish you goodluck and happiness for the future. Your story touched my heart.

[Goralka08]

I sure read it all, alright. I'm so sorry you had to lose him, especially so soon after you found him! He sounded like such a sweet bird that was terribly neglected until he was blessed by meeting you. I still can't believe how many stories I hear about people selling animals in garage sales, it's disgustingly sad.

At least you gave him love, comfort, good food, water, and a warm place to call home. I can only think that he must have already been in heaven after living with you for 6 months and that he knew it was his time to go! ::hugs:: Fly high Gizmo!