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the Animal Parliament Decides One day The animals of the world Woke up Following the demands Of Gaia the Earth's Goddess Who had decreed That humanity was destroying The planet They convened a parliament Of animals to determine What to do about the human race Who was rapidly leading the world To the extinction of all life forms Leaving the world a barren desert Like Mars, they had fled Millions of years ago Not having learned their lesson the birds led the conference the owl chaired it the eagles, hawks, and ravens served as the jurors. A merle of blackbirds Spoke for the prosecution A glaring of cats spoke for the defense Cats liked their strange human friends They were joined by a coterie of dogs Who defended their human friends They took liked the human creatures As did the band of horses The herd of cows did not like the humans Who ate their brothers and sisters An ambush of Tigers did the closing argument For the prosecution. The animal congress voted 400 to three That human would have to be exterminated To save the world all humans must die. And so it was decreed The next day every animal on the planet Rose in rebellion killing humans everywhere Screaming “death to all humans” The cats and dogs tried to warn them But since humans did not speak Or read cat or dog, no one got the memo in time And operation “Death to all Humans” Was a great success. In the end, a thousand humans Were allowed to live Displayed in a zoo For the amusement Of the other animals. (Homage to the Hitchock film the Birds) Week # 21 BIRDS Required Line Count: at least 12 lines, no max. No required form - have fun! based on list of animal group names ANIMAL GROUPS NAMES ============================================================================== Alligators: congregation ============================================================================== Ants: nest, troups, army, colony, swarm ============================================================================== Apes: shrewdness ============================================================================== Assess: pace, herd, drove ============================================================================== Baboons: troop ============================================================================== Badgers: cete ============================================================================== Bats: colony, cloud or camp ============================================================================== Bears: sloth or sleuth ============================================================================== Beavers: family, colony ============================================================================== Black Birds: cloud, a cluster, or a merle ============================================================================== Bees: bike, swarm, grist, hive, nest, rabble ============================================================================== Baboons: troop ============================================================================== Boars: sounder, singular ============================================================================== Buffalo: gang or obstinacy, herd, troop ============================================================================== Butterfly: flutter ============================================================================== Buzzards: wake ============================================================================== Camels: a caravan, train, flock ============================================================================== Caribou: herd ============================================================================== Cats: clowder, cluster, glaring; Cats/Kittens: a litter or kindle; Cats/Wild cats: a destruction, a pounce ============================================================================== Caterpillars: army ============================================================================== Cattle: herd, drove ============================================================================== Chickens: brood, peep ============================================================================== Cheetah: collection ============================================================================== Cockroaches: intrusion ============================================================================== Cormorants: gulp ============================================================================== Cow: flink ============================================================================== Cobras: quiver ============================================================================== Crane: construction, dance, sedge, siege, swoop ============================================================================== Crocodiles: bask, float ============================================================================== Crows: murde ============================================================================== Deer: herd ============================================================================== Dogs: pack, coterie, prairie Dogs/Puppies: litter ============================================================================== Dolphins: pod ============================================================================== Donkeys: drove, a herd, a pace ============================================================================== Doves: bevy, cote, flight, dule, arc, pitying of doves ============================================================================== Ducks: raft, team, paddling, badling, flock ============================================================================== Eagles: convocation, aerie ============================================================================== Eels: bed, swarm ============================================================================== Egrets: congregation, heronry, RSVP, skewer, and wedge ============================================================================== Elephants: parade, herd, memory ============================================================================== Elk: gang or a herd ============================================================================== Emus: mob ============================================================================== Falcons: cast ============================================================================== Ferrets: business ============================================================================== Finches: charm ============================================================================== Firefly: sparkle ============================================================================== Fish: school, shoal ============================================================================== Flamingos: stand, flamboyance ============================================================================== Flies: swarm, cloud, business ============================================================================== Foxes: skulk, leash, troop ============================================================================== Frogs: army ============================================================================== Geese: gaggle, skein ============================================================================== Giraffes: tower, herd, corps ============================================================================== Gnats: swarm, cloud, horde ============================================================================== Goats: flock, herd, tribe, trip ============================================================================== Goldfish: troubling ============================================================================== Gorillas: band, troop ============================================================================== Grasshoppers: cloud ============================================================================== Gulls: colony ============================================================================== Hares: down, husk ============================================================================== Hawks: boil, cast, kettle ============================================================================== Herons: siege, sedge, scattering, hedge ============================================================================== Hoatzins: herd ============================================================================== Hippopotami: bloat ============================================================================== Horses: herd, band ============================================================================== Hounds: mute, brace, pack ============================================================================== Hyenas: cackle ============================================================================== Iguanas: mess ============================================================================== Jaguars: shadow ============================================================================== Jays: band, party, scold ============================================================================== Jellyfish: smack, brood ============================================================================== Kangaroos: troop, mob, herd ============================================================================== Larks: exaltation ============================================================================== Lemurs: conspiracy ============================================================================== Leopards: leap ============================================================================== Lions: pride ============================================================================== Lizards: lounge ============================================================================== Loons called a raft, a waterdance, a cry and an asylum. ============================================================================== Magpies: tiding ============================================================================== Mice: nest ============================================================================== Moles: labor ============================================================================== Monkeys: barrel, cartload, troop, pack ============================================================================== Moose: herd ============================================================================== Mules: pack, barren, span ============================================================================== Otters: family, romp ============================================================================== Oxen: team, drove, yoke ============================================================================== Owls: parliament ============================================================================== Oysters: bed ============================================================================== Pandas: bamboo of pandas, An embarrassment, and a cupboard ============================================================================== Parrots: pandemonium, company ============================================================================== Peacocks: ostentation, pride, muster ============================================================================== Pelicans: pod ============================================================================== Penguins: rookery, colony ============================================================================== Pheasants: bouquet, nye ============================================================================== Pigs: drift, drove, team, heard Pigs/younger: sounder ============================================================================== Ponies: string ============================================================================== Porcupines: prickle ============================================================================== Porpoises: school, pod ============================================================================== Quail: bevy, covey ============================================================================== Rabbits: herd, fluffle, warren, nest ============================================================================== Raccoons: gaze, nursery ============================================================================== Rats: colony ============================================================================== Rattlesnakes: rhumba ============================================================================== Ravens: unkindness, conspiracy ============================================================================== Rhinoceroses: crash, stubbornness ============================================================================== Rooks: building, clamor ============================================================================== Sardines: family ============================================================================== Seagulls: colony ============================================================================== Starfish: constellation, asteroids, or galaxy Seals: pod, harem, herd, colony ============================================================================== Shark: shiver, school, shoal ============================================================================== Sheep: flock, fold ============================================================================== Skunk: stench ============================================================================== Snakes: pit, nest, den, bed, knot ============================================================================== Sparrows: host, ubiquity ============================================================================== Spiders: clutter ============================================================================== Squirrels: dray, scurry ============================================================================== Starlings: chattering, murmuration ============================================================================== Stingrays: fever ============================================================================== Storks: mustering ============================================================================== Swallows: flight, gulp ============================================================================== Swans: bevy, herd, game, bank (flight: a wedge) ============================================================================== Swine: sounder, drift, herd, drove ============================================================================== Tigers: ambush, streak ============================================================================== Toads: knot, nest ============================================================================== Trout: hover ============================================================================== Turkeys: gang, rafter, dole, flock ============================================================================== Turtles: bale, turn, nest ============================================================================== Unicorns: blessing ============================================================================== Walruses: huddle, herd ============================================================================== Weasels: colony, gang, sneak, pack ============================================================================== Whales: pod, school, gam ============================================================================== Wolves: pack, rout ============================================================================== Wombats: wisdom ============================================================================== Woodpeckers: descent ============================================================================== Zebras: herd, cohort, zeal ============================================================================== Events are one week long. I review and give feedback to all club members during that week. If you turn in your entry late, please send me a message if you would like my review and feedback ============================================================================== You are always welcome to contact me if you have a question or if you need help. I love to help Due: Dec 3rd. 7 days left. 03 |