An Vietnamese Inventor who was credited with the design of roller skates had a discussion with his son.  His son chopped down an apple tree to get wood for a woodchuck trap. He did not realise that his father had put a homing pigeon's nest in the same tree.  He didn't even know it was his father's tree and thought he would have received credit for clearing the fence line.  When his father asked, he gladly confessed and, in fact, he boasted about it just before dinner time.  His father was very displeased and had to make his displeasure absolutely clear. He asked his son if he knew he had killed a bird today.  The son said, " ...I saw some blood...I think it was a hawk;seahawk or jayhawk right?"  The father explained it was a pigeon's nest and this son obviously knew he killed an animal.   His son said, " Well, I made a mistake Dad." His father implored him to remember that an animal precious to his father was killed and destroyed, he knew what he did, and the mistake only mitigates his father's sense of regret at his son's actions and the fatherly instinct to deter his son's reckless and irresponsible adult behaviour. The son clearly started the chain of events in a mistaken hope to obtain some hero status and reported it as such  but should have seen his father loved him regardless of his uncertain efforts and performances. He had a vendor's lien against the neighbor for encroachment on the fence line and the tree helped to establish the boarders. He should have made sure. The son was not given any powers to take control of any tree or effect a destruction of the same. He should have called 18004111911 Tree Emergency.  For his confession, the father decided to show the forgiveness granted to a hard working prodigal son and told his hard working liege to replant the tree but that the pigeon was irreplaceable and was also quite gifted.  He could have been a great rush passer pigeon( also known as a carrier).  For the next 25 years, the son was required to pay a donation to the Salvation Army or the uh Good Will on the anniversary of the death of that pigeon. It was the only talking pigeon( a parrot really) that he was able to teach the first three paragraphs or 1/8 of Lincoln's second inaugural address.   The next pigeon was taught to say "Target...more Target....cotton socks at $12.99 for a pack of ten and more coca cola and definitely more family size PEANUT BUTTER! That is all we really need! Who discovered Peanut Butter Again?"