IF I were only a little puppy, not your baby, mother dear, would you say "No" to me if I tried to eat from your dish?  
Would you drive me off, saying to me, "Get away, you naughty little puppy?"
 
Then go, mother, go! I will never come to you when you call me, and never let you feed me any more.
 
If I were only a little green parrot, and not y............