Religion reform #14

Arguably the most imporant passage in The Toucan's Book (3rd Ed.) is from the third chapter, page 137:

And the Toucan spake, the breath of His hallowed caw warming the skin of the unclothed people sitting on the grass.

"Ask of me your questions!"

But his people did not ask, for they feared His wrath, and wanted not to question any facts of their existence lest they insult Him. In silence time would pass and the yellow sun would rise above their heads, and the people left the hill, knowing that the Toucan had returned to the cosmos, satisfied with the quiet gratitude of His children.

One day, on the coldest day of the coldest Winter the Toucan asked,

"Ask of me your questions! Seriously, don't be shy."

And a man stood up. The people cried out for they were shocked. They beseeched him to sit and be quiet, but he remained standing.

His wife watched her husband quietly. The ruthless winter had failed all of their crops. With their two small children and no food, it was likely they would not survive. Her husband was a pious man, but like him, she was frustrated, and cold, and afraid. She folded her hands on her lap.
The man looked to his wife, and to the sky:

"Lovely weather we're having, isn't it?"

And the Toucan answered so quickly, it was almost as though he had not answered at all. The people were surprised and overwhelmed to hear Him, and many had missed what he said. They had expected Him to deliberate, but of course, the Toucan being wise and all-knowing needed no time to think on human inquiries. He merely said in response:

"Lovely weather you're having."

And the man sat down, next to his wife, and she embraced him. And the sun slowly rose in the in sky, and the warm breath of the Toucan evaporated, leaving the naked men and women sitting on the grass, shivering in silence.

And yes, the man and his family totally died.