birds and the bees. minus bees

Let's start simple.

The early bird gets the worm. --Good job. Ahead of the game, this bird gets its food.

When the cat leaves, the mice will play. --Great. The mice have a chance to enjoy some time without fear.

The second mouse gets the cheese.--Contradicting our first example, this slacker gets the prize when the risk-taker gets burned.

What is wrong with this series? Well, first of all, the early bird gets the worm, but there is also a second worm and a third. The other birds also get food; they just have to look harder. Second, when the cat leaves, the mice play, but who says a bird only eats worms? Say the mice notice the cat leaves, start to play, but get devoured by a hawk. It doesn't seem fair. However, what if the only reason the cat left was because it was carried away by a vulture? Furthermore, as the first mouse is trapped underneath the strong spring activated bar which slowly ends its life, the second mouse enjoys the cheese, yet the third mouse gets nothing. Unlike the third bird who still has a worm somewhere, this retarded mouse has no cheese. Unless of course, this cycle repeats. The third mouse may do as the first and get slammed. BUT, who says the cycle doesn't start back with the second mouse? The second mouse may go for the next piece of cheese and get stuck...or did he learn from seeing his brother in the guillotine? So what is it, the second or third. Maybe the cat gets to the mouse before it solves this dilemma. Maybe a bird comes in and snatches the mouse, but when it is feasting on its prey, they cat pounces on its delicious, fresh, double meal.