Recently, just today, Witchdoctor heard some high brow psychologist, some other higbrewers and other philosophers of a not certain behavior school of bollocks and they were mentioning and asserting that an animal can not elaborate, plan, communicate and explain things to a Human Parasite in a way that he can understand the animal…
How the Black Crow Talked
Once upon the time, not so long ago, in fact less than two months ago, Witchdoctor and Witchlady were hiking the slopes of the Volcano : The colors in ascent were slowly turning from brick red to ocra and on the top a fine pale ocra sand was circling the huge caldera which was pitch black. All around the sea was shining,the air was still . The hike, after a few hours, was reaching its 2/6 point and they decided that this was the picnic spot of the whole hike, 2000 meters with unforgettable views. Dear reader, every hike is just an excuse for having the picnic with the best views. And a cigarillo after?
They sat on the pale ocra sand, took out from the rucksacks their swiss knives,bred, cheese, etc, noting around the movement of a few huge black crows which were getting prepared to participate in a possible food delivery, as they are used to do with the hikers. There were a couple of hikers there, some 10 meters away and they were scared and annoyed of the black crows. WD and WL did not care and the crows started to come nearer and nearer in a very polite , unobtrusive way. They behaved Very well and in case the walking sticks were there on hand to scare them off if they changed attitude. They gave them a piece of the sandwich they were slicing and stuffing on a volcanic stone. The Black Crow took it and ate it. He grabbed the hefty second piece of the sandwich and flew away with it. When he returned, after maybe feeding some family with it, he ate a third piece. Well, all this was normal, nothing new…and ok, feeding is not right, but why not let the Black Crow try some delicacies he knew he can get only there?
And then the Black Crow was starting to perform an act which WD and WL have never seen before. The Black Crow was pecking deep in the sand around them with his very strong beak and looking at WD and WL. Pecking, making holes and stopping and looking and waiting.He did this near the tiny bushes, a meter from where they were eating. He was saying something, bu they did not understand what.So,to be on the safe side of not understanding,they threw him another piece of sandwich. The Black Crow slowly took it and pecked the sand a meter away and buried the piece in the ground.He looked up and waited, They threw him more and he went to some other spot and buried the food there.He was definitely showing them how and what is done and also why he was doing it was clear. He was elaborating his system of meals for the next days and he directly shoved where and how he is saving the food. And he wanted them to know all about it. He was communicating why he is waiting for more.. He knew they will not take the buried food away from him, he was shoving them how he is planning for living and he had an elaborate system of making provisions.
The other hikers, not having a picnic and being afraid of his black, big and strong beak did not understand nothing of the elaborating, asking, showing how and what and why the Black Crow was doing. The Black Crow talked to WD and WL and it was fun and he knew it was fun because he was showing off in a peculiar way, with small hops and tilting his head side by side with his deep black eye almost smiling., after his provision task was over.
We were all laughing and finally we lighted a cigarillo, puffing at 2000 meters.The Black Crow did not smoke…
The Black Crow talked
We did not talk any new age bullshit
He did not ask us nothing about the debt driven economy collapse.
He was definitely not concerned with the Principle of the Not Known Builder.
WD and WL