 Fantasy: September 16, 2009 Issue [#3274] |
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The pets I have encountered in my life have taught me a great deal about interspecies relationships. For this newsletter, I am putting aside the relationships between the pets and their owners. I want to focus on the relationship and communications between the pets and other species.
My grandmother had a parakeet and Siamese cat living in her house at the same time. Grandma adopted Jay, the cat, because his original owner did not want him any more so my grandmother took him in. Some gave Pete, the bird, to her. Jay would lie on top of my grandmother’s Victrola and watch Pete in his cadge. Pete would sit in his cadge, as far away from the cat as he could get, and screeching in fear.
From the way Pete and Jay acted, you would think that if Pete got out of his cadge; Jay would chase and catch him. However, this was not what happened. Every time Pete got out of his cadge, Jay would sit on the floor and watch the bird fly around the room. Pete, chattering, screeching and singing, would land on various pieces of furniture, all the while watching the cat.
Jay could easily have caught Pete, but he never did. Whenever Pete escaped from his cadge, Jay never attempted to harass or catch the bird. Jay watched Pete fly around the living room until someone came in to put him back in his cadge. In fact, a couple of times the Jay got someone to go into the living room when Pete was out of his cadge.
The relationship between Jay and Pete taught me always to expect the unexpected when it comes to relationships between animals of different species. This is how an author should approach a story containing creatures of different species. If an author is having problems with a story about interspecies relationships he or she needs to look at relationships between his or her own pets and animals of other species because the interaction between those animals can teach a great deal that is useful in plotting a story.
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Veritas  writes: So that was the best way to open a newsletter ever! I really want to know this cooking method for leftovers!
It’s called Hobo Stew and you take all the leftovers put them in a slow cooker or stew pot or whatever, add seasoning to taste and heat them. Be sure to serve some type of bread or crackers with it.
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darkskye writes: My grandmother is definitely one to tell legends and I have always wanted to sit her down and type them out while she tells them so I can keep them alive. I honestly have too many family legends to even begin with one, but most surround dead family members or ghosts and since we are surrounded by water... ship legends. Great newsletter!
Get as many of the legends down as you can because they need to be preserved.
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Has any of your pets taught you any thing you can use in science fiction or fantasy stories?
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