Chopping Off A Head

Spoonbill and the otter

Spoonbill and Otter had been friends so long they started growing tobacco for the cigars rollers in Ybor City. Spoonbill was up early one morning waiting to get started on their crops when a cold wind started to blow. With such a long neck he was able to tuck his head under his wing to stay warm. Right about then otter started making his way to the fields and shouted "Morning, spoonbill. What ever happened to your head?" Spoonbill was a bit of a rascal so he replied "I chopped off my head left it at home for Mrs spoonbill to comb it real good and get all the bugs out." So, otter decided he wanted to do the same thing so he ran on back home, brought an axe to his wife and said "Hey, take this axe and chop off my head. While I'm out in the fields working you can comb my hair nice and get all the bugs out." 

"Chop off your head? You fool, you'll be dead." Cried Mrs Otter

"No, I won't. I just saw spoonbill and he cut off his head and he's as alive as either of us. Now chop it off quick, I tell you. Chop it off!" 

So, Mrs. otter took the axe and chopped Mr. otter's head clean off. He wobbled around around for a few seconds and then fell over dead. After that, spoonbill ended up with the whole tobacco farm for himself.