ornithology and spelling are important, kids
Fortunately for the boy, the lyrebird did in fact happen to be a compulsive liar.
Unfortunately for the boy, the bird was mimicking the monster who lived further up the path, who gave the last little boy to walk up this path the aforesaid warning before eating him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y Your comic gave me a good laugh and inspired me to learn about the lyrebird. This short clip of David Attenborough\’s shows how cool these birds are. Thank you.