ST. PAUL, Minn. — Shakespeare wrote that there’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. And maybe in the passing of a parrot.

Because when a St. Paul woman asked for help on social media to rescue her lost parrot, a lot of strangers heard, listened and came to her aid.

This story does not have a happy ending. Except for the way it illustrates how willing humans can be to help another creature in need.

Nerys was named after a character in the television show “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

She was a nanday conure, a bright green parrot originally found in South America.

She was 15, and the pet of Scancy Aiken, who lives in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood of St. Paul.

“A little green parrot, sweet and outgoing,” Aiken said. “She liked hanging out on my shoulder while we did the d

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