In the land of the big people........

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Every now and again, a little fledgling bird is brought into the big, wide world and after much love and nurturing by it’s parents, is left to fend for itself and learn the ropes. This also involves feeding oneself….but first you have to work out how to do this.

Well, legend has it that in the land of the big people, a wonderful god with a bald head, like Buddha, leaves clear pillars hanging from great iron hooks and in these pillars, are wonderous sights…..a bounty of truly stupendous and tasty food known as…….seeds!

It is up to the little fledglings to visit these seed pillars and fill their little tum tums with the seed in order to grow into strong and healthy adults that can then thank the gods by pooping on all the lovely flowers and shiny furniture.

So, one day, a little fledge, was set free from the nest and took it’s first flight down to the land of the big people where it landed upon a vast metal structure which was holding the pillars. It looked up to the pillars whch seemed to be a formidable sight…….

But, he quickly flew up to take a look…so quick, in fact, that I missed him taking off again….uhum!

But alas, when he reached the pillar of seed, it was empty……DOH! This feeding myself lark is gonna be harder than i first thought!!

Not to be outdone, he dropped down onto the lush, green spikey floor where he found some odd seeds just dotted about…..

But this wasn’t enough for the little fledge and he wanted to find a pillar that was full of seed, like his folks had told him about. So, he flew back up and landed on what he guessed was another pillar. Not as shiny as the first, in fact it was a bit cheap and plasticy but it was pillar-shaped.

Not being sure what to do next, he looked at the God of the land of the big people, who was watching him through a strange little metal box and asked what he should do…….

‘Look down!’ said the god…..

“Oh, it’s below me…..”

“So, if I just slide down the handle a bit……..

…..ooooh, better not. Safer back up here!"

The young fledge, once again, looked to the god for inspiration…….

‘You must fly down to the small pillar stick that stands out proud from the base of the pillar. Once there, you will know what to do next!’ said the god

So the little fledge pondered the wise words of the god for a moment………

……before flying down onto the pillar stick

So, after a few seconds, he spied a hole and wondered what might lie beyond it……could it be the magical seeds?

He decided to take a much closer look…..

What he found inside was truly magical, so much so, that he had to take a step back to take it all in…..

The young fledge was so happy to have found his hidden treasure in the land of the big people and now he just had to hope that the god would keep the pillars full of food for him and his friends!

Meanwhile, a certain Dove had been sleeping through all the fledge’s antics and had missed all the excitement…….

But on waking up, showed the young whippersnapper a thing or two about feeding……..

“Forget what the god tells you, just sit in the tray of seeds. It’s much easier!!”

• 27 Jun, 2010
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