An eagle was enjoying the sound of a sparrow singing on a mountain. Death was looking at the bird and frowning. So the eagle picked the bird up and carried it over mountains and across the 7 seas. He left it in a dense forest on a tree. When the eagle returned, Death was smiling. When asked why, Death said, "The sparrow was supposed to die today, but not on this mountain. He was to die at the hands of a snake on a tree in a dense forest, 7 seas away from here."