The basis of this joke originated from a posting by Alien Female. I always fine-tune the delivery of any joke that I retell. My apologies and thanks to her. A boy was riding his bicycle home from school. A sparrow flew into his helmet and dropped, quivering to the ground. The boy picked the sparrow up and, because it was badly injured, he took it home with him, hoping that the bird might recover. He got an old canary cage, placed the unconscious bird inside, with water and a piece of bread, and... Sign in to see full entry.