Lullabird

In an old apartment building, someone is always awake. Up on the roof lives a parrot who has learned every song that drifts through the thin walls. Every night it sings a neighbor's lullaby and puts them to sleep, one flat at a time. It just doesn't have a lullaby of its own. HOW TO PLAY A window lights up when a neighbor is tossing and turning. Tap it, and the song reaches them. That's all there is — nothing to memorize, nothing to count. THE SONG PLAYS ITSELF The lullaby carries on whether you tap or not. Each window lights up just before its note, so the music tells you when to look. THE NIGHT GETS LATE 11 pm, midnight, 1 am… every time the song comes around it gets a little faster, and one more instrument joins in: the left hand, then the cello, then the strings. Last until midnight and the neighbor falls asleep. The parrot always nods off last. YOUR NEIGHBORS Brahmsy in 302, a…