It is a bird. The bird chooses to nest on the ground, the way they've always done for generations. The thorny brambles may protect the nest. The bird is flying now, flying away to lure the dog away, away, away from the nest. The bird has flown low so the dog feels something like hope. The bird flies up as the dog leaps. The bird wonders where it has gotten itself to so far from the nest. It was worth it. It was worth it.