Bird Flu Nears Pennsylvania

The scourge of Bird Flu may have now silently come closer to Pennsylvania. That's right, two otherwise immortal mute swans from the Lake Erie shore in Michigan have died, and government scientists are demanding an answer. Initial testing has already ruled out the so-called highly pathogenic version of H5N1, code named Big Bird Flu. But it still could be a relatively harmless (except to mute swans), low-grade H5N1 strain, code named Little Bird Flu, instead. Government scientists are on the case and will work round the clock until we know the cause of death of these unfortunate creatures.

In the meantime, it's time to begin explaining the matter to your children. The folks at Sesame Street were years ahead of their time, and compiled the perfect book for it, entitled "Big Bird and Little Bird's Big & Little Book." If you didn't save yours, you'd better grab a copy quick. There are only a few available on eBay.