Jesus Christ

“Bert,” Grover said, more urgently. “My good friend Ernie is gone. I have lost one of you." (Ernie’s picture appeared on the screen with a big X through it. “One!” chanted an offscreen chorus.) “I cannot lose both of you.” (Ernie’s and Bert’s pictures both appeared on the screen. ”Two!" the chorus shouted.) “Hurry, Bert!”

Bert dragged himself to the window to salute just as the parade passed by.

“I remember when he was a little bird,” Grover said.

Bert shook his head. “He was a big bird then. He has never been a littler bird than he is now.”