A snooker table
Better question would be: Why were they in the tree in the first place?
Because people keep hitting them with dictionaries.
My 3-year-old asked as she woke me from a nap by poking me in the eye.
A man holding an aardvark.
Because it didn't have the nerves.
Because the Nerf hurt her.
So she could walk across snooker tables without being seen.