…shoot the pigeon?
Because he was staging a coo.
And why did the Generalissimo shoot the clock twice?
Because it was staging a cuckoo.
Why did he shoot his German wife, from whom he was separated?
Because she was estranging. Ach, du.
The barnyard realtor?
Because he was staging a coop.
All well and good. But why, then, did he shoot the warden who, in his spare time, dabbled in cooking?
Because he was caging a stew.