Mr. Poldero – He is more concerned about $$$ than taking care of another living being.

““How long since any fool paid to look at the phoenix?”” Pg. 344 4^th paragraph - Dialogue

““Suppose,” continued Mr. Poldero, “we could somehow get him alight? We’d advertise it beforehand, of course, work up interest. Then we’d have a new bird, and a bird with some romance about it, a bird with a life-story. We could sell a bird like that.””

Pg. 345 3^rd paragraph

Decision

“The phoenix was moved to a small cage that had a sprinkler in the ceiling. Every night the sprinkler was turned on. The phoenix began to cough. Mr. Poldero had another good idea. Dailoy he stationed himself in front of the cage to jeer at the bird and abuse it.”

Pg. 345 7^th paragraph

Action