Chapter 6

“Excuse me, Mr. Head Spa?”

“Wha? Who’s that? Oh, I-yahn. What’s the matter?”

“Oh, did I startle you? Nothing’s wrong. I just wanted to discuss a few things I had on my mind”

“Oh, sure, of course. I must have just nodded of a little. These hot summer days, you know.”

“You mean there are other kinds of days that are not hot? Boy oh boy, I come to find out the answers to a few questions but then end up having even MORE questions!”

“Ah, but that’s good little one. Always good to have more questions than answers. But, let me tell you that there are days that are actually cold. That’s down the road a few months. You’ll be fully feathered and ready to weather it – so to speak.”

“ My head hurts! Oh, no offense, I meant inside my head, the brain part.”

“Ha! Yeah, that other kind of head pain. You’re such a curious little soul it must be hard for you not to get overwhelmed.”

“You bet it is! I need LOTS of naps,”

“Well, was there something in particular you wanted to discuss?”

“There was. I can’t remember it now. Can we just perch on these baskets and watch the sparrows on that other table zoom around? Ra calls it watching Bird TV”

“Okay. The 2 in the first cage are Jamie and Fenton. They are probably your age. They love eating millet sprays. It’s pretty entertaining to see them figure out how to get every little grain even if sometimes the spray is put up too far from their perches…”

“I hate when they that happens! I also hate when they put the water and food directly below our perches. I mean, you know what happens directly below a bird perch, of course “

“Yeah, that’s not pleasant. Sometimes these ladies aren’t thinking very clearly. As Ra would say: “DUH!” Okay, now let’s watch some Bird TV.”