SMALL EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK "WHAT DOES THE PARROT THINK AT?"

A small excerpt from the book "What does the parrot think at?"

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THE HUMAN, BY THE PARROT POINT OF VIEW

And they, the parrots, how do they consider us?
How would they describe us?
How do they perceive us?

I've wondered about it several times and, of course, there are many possible answers depending on the relationship we have with them; so either as excellent companions or potentially dangerous and unreliable persons.

They would describe as us subjects without feathers, beaks and claws, with two unfit for flight movable arms each of them ending with a protuberance (hand) useful in many functions.

They see us as social animals, capable of vocalizations, which do not always live in groups, that often, inexplicably, leave them alone for hours; animals that do not share easily their food with their flock; food so different and interesting that can be usually found behind some flap of the kitchen; companions with whom sometimes is so difficult to communicate and, despite our size, easy to manipulate for their own purposes which are usually searching for attention and companionship.