Wackiest Tale Of A Human and A Bird

Growing up on likes of farm, She only got attached to her baby parrot,not to two adult cows or one baby cow or three dogs . The little baby parrot needed saving and so did his feathers! When they first found him in the yard all tiny with no sight or sound- only chirping painfully; It was love cum pity at first sight, hearing those little tunes coming out from this small ball of green feathery goodness melted her soft heart. She adopted that bald parrot immediately. He kept shaking terribly for many days probably because he was attacked by a bigger predator or may be just fell out of his nest and landed in her house luckily.

They took care for each other's needs alike--over the time his health improved. She needed a toy to love , to be busy and he needed to live. He would spend hours wrapped around her one finger while looking into her eyes as if asking what you're still doing here? He will nibble her nose and lips but never bite them. On the contarary he bit everyone else. She took special care of him. She used to feed him ,bathe him,play with him everyday after school just like her own baby.He bonded deeply with her. They were best friends. She called him “meeshu”.

As a child, She often longed for a more heartfelt conversation than the ones she was having that time or as a matter of truth not having at all. She was extraordinarily quite in her kid days .She always pondered why adolescence has to be this hard on kids.Her beautiful green bird became her outlet for those conversations we all crave as kids,and still do as adults.Her best experience with her pet parrot was talking to him non stop. She taught him few words and he learnt her name just by listening to people talking around the house. Parrots are this intelligent and have super memories, thats why they are able to learn language and repeat afterwards.

She would always end up going to his room, because he called her by her name so much! It felt like a game and it made him happy too-they were both winning in their own way.They were growing together .

The verbal fights of parrot and this human girl child became too fun and She still remembers them. Their beak words would get tangled up in each other's feathers and they would flail about, fighting for supremacy. The girl child would usually win, but the parrot fought valiantly every time.He would say a parrotish shut up in exchange of a english shut up. The game made her feel special , happy and loved.

The bird taught her to be tidy and shiny all the time. There was never a time where he can be seen with a askew feather. The girl will imagine herself with feathers and try to puff them out just like the bird did ,by crunching her neck all the way to her shoulders. She'll try to see the world from the bird's perspective and understand what it's like to clean the wings using her beak. She would pick wild fruits and berries for her parrot,on the way back to home from school.

Usually humans teach tricks to birds or in general to their pets or families. But her parrot taught tricks to her , he would pin his eyes when excited. He would get close to her and oscillate his head back and forth. He would shrink his eyes and make them wide , change color to black and then white,when showing anger and excitement. When angry , he would flip his bowl of water and food showing his disapproval. He would stay hungry but was brave enough to tell that he is upset to his caretakers. The girl could not ever.

The only problem with all this was that she was turning into a parrot herself, she did not want to go to his room all the time,she did not want to be a parrot’s parrot -that's where her life lesson was hiding to be uncovered.She had to learn to say no and make boundaries with her silly parrot.The game went from interesting and entertaining to annoying then tedious. As she transitioned to high school her studies , extras and assignments piled up and she somehow put her pet parrot backstage. It would have hurt him badly. She expected someone else in the household to take care of his emotional needs ,who understood, how great of an adventure this can be for both parties involved. But he wasnt ready to bond with anyone else .

Sometimes, you just have to tell your parrot no. But it's not always easy. You have to be firm, yet gentle. If you're not careful, your parrot will try to take advantage of you. But if you can learn to make boundaries with your parrot, you'll both be happier for it.

She moved to college , she moved to different city for work and one day she received a phone call from her sister that Meeshu passed away. He lived a long life and they told he kept calling her name . Sadness shrouded her but she refused to show any vulnerability. It was as if she had built a wall around herself, holding all her hurt inside, not just hurt , everything inside.Why she did this, because she did not want to lose herself .She did not know how to grief or love without loosing self.

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This is my memoir to my beloved pet parrot meeshoo.I owe him a great deal of my personality development, he was the sunshine to my empathetic nature. He sowed the seed of virtue called as taking care of others.

There were many times after he passed away I would remember him hanging to his cage house and calling my name . When vocal gave us this writing oppurtunity, I took it to channel my gratitude and respect to the bird who loved me unconditionally and in return I gave him not much. I was a box head that time, took many things for granted. But I cherish that friendship now and send him peace wherever he is now.

The company of pets can be a child's ticket to happiness. They offer them loyalty, love and companionship that no other human being could provide; an experience which enriches not just the individual but also his or her life chances as well! But it comes with a responsiblity, we should always tell kids about both sides before giving them a pet.