I was never good at identifying birds, let alone finding them..But you were good. You could spot them miles away..
It was one of those hot dusty afternoon and the sparrows that inhabited our campus were having a dust bath. You told me the story of the sparrow and the king..
There once was a sparrow that found a beautiful shell. She took the shell to her nest and admired it each day. It was really a pretty shell, not at all like the usual shells. The sparrow being a typical female, felt very important owning a shell none had.. Not even the king. Soon the sparrow started singing.."I have something even the king doesn't have"..and soon enough the king heard it. The king was angry and at the same time very curious. When the sparrow went to find food leaving her nest unattended, the king send his soldiers to investigate the nest and they found the shell and took it to the king. When the sparrow returned, she noticed that her beautiful shell is missing and figured the king has taken it. So she went to the palace and started singing, "I was richer than the king and the king took all my money". The king was really angry and ordered his soldiers to catch the sparrow and bury it alive. Which they did..
You looked at me and asked then what happened? As such you were telling me the story and how was I to answer then what happened? But being me, I did..and told you.. sparrow died..
You laughed so much.
You told me.. I have no imagination..and I punched you so hard. Which made you laugh even more.
I was angry with you..very..but I wanted to know what happened to the sparrow..and the only way to get you to tell me was to be nice to you. Which I did..
So this is what happened to the sparrow..
Soon after the sparrow was buried, a dog came..It smelled the bird and dug it out. And the sparrow took a deep breath. The dog was about to eat the sparrow and the bird told the dog.."friend, if you are going to eat me, don't you thing you need to wash me, so I am clean?" The dog washed the sparrow and just as it was about to eat, the bird told him" friend you need to dry me, so I am tasty". and the dog kept the sparrow out in the sun to dry, keeping a close watch on her. And Just as the dog was to eat, the sparrow told him, friend..let me stretch my wings..and make sure there are no sand in my wings..
That is why even today..dogs chase the sparrows..they remember how the sparrow tricked their ancestor.
Yesterday, I saw a hawk outside my window..and I remembered all the bird stories you told me..I remembered you telling me that Naga's believe the souls of the dead take shapes of birds like hawks and visit their loved one.. to let them know that they are watching over you..I was listening to Ronan Keating's When you say nothing at all and thought..it is all nimitham
It was one of those hot dusty afternoon and the sparrows that inhabited our campus were having a dust bath. You told me the story of the sparrow and the king..
There once was a sparrow that found a beautiful shell. She took the shell to her nest and admired it each day. It was really a pretty shell, not at all like the usual shells. The sparrow being a typical female, felt very important owning a shell none had.. Not even the king. Soon the sparrow started singing.."I have something even the king doesn't have"..and soon enough the king heard it. The king was angry and at the same time very curious. When the sparrow went to find food leaving her nest unattended, the king send his soldiers to investigate the nest and they found the shell and took it to the king. When the sparrow returned, she noticed that her beautiful shell is missing and figured the king has taken it. So she went to the palace and started singing, "I was richer than the king and the king took all my money". The king was really angry and ordered his soldiers to catch the sparrow and bury it alive. Which they did..
You looked at me and asked then what happened? As such you were telling me the story and how was I to answer then what happened? But being me, I did..and told you.. sparrow died..
You laughed so much.
You told me.. I have no imagination..and I punched you so hard. Which made you laugh even more.
I was angry with you..very..but I wanted to know what happened to the sparrow..and the only way to get you to tell me was to be nice to you. Which I did..
So this is what happened to the sparrow..
Soon after the sparrow was buried, a dog came..It smelled the bird and dug it out. And the sparrow took a deep breath. The dog was about to eat the sparrow and the bird told the dog.."friend, if you are going to eat me, don't you thing you need to wash me, so I am clean?" The dog washed the sparrow and just as it was about to eat, the bird told him" friend you need to dry me, so I am tasty". and the dog kept the sparrow out in the sun to dry, keeping a close watch on her. And Just as the dog was to eat, the sparrow told him, friend..let me stretch my wings..and make sure there are no sand in my wings..
That is why even today..dogs chase the sparrows..they remember how the sparrow tricked their ancestor.
Yesterday, I saw a hawk outside my window..and I remembered all the bird stories you told me..I remembered you telling me that Naga's believe the souls of the dead take shapes of birds like hawks and visit their loved one.. to let them know that they are watching over you..I was listening to Ronan Keating's When you say nothing at all and thought..it is all nimitham
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That song is my favorite among my limited repertorie of English songs. Every time I go out to a hotel which has a singer, I ask for this song...
Kochey: it is a beautiful song..
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