Poem - Mother Parrot's Advice to her Children

[danmcq]

"Mother Parrot's Advice to her Children"

 

Never get up till the sun gets up, Or the mists will give you a cold,

And a parrot whose lungs have once been touched Will never live to be old.

Never eat plums that are not quite ripe,

For perhaps they will give you a pain:

And never dispute what the hornbill says,

Or you'll never dispute again. Never despise the power of speech:

Learn every word as it comes,

For this is the pride of the parrot race,

That it speaks in a thousand tongues. Never stay up when the sun goes down,

But sleep in your own home bed,

And if you've been good, as a parrot should,

You will dream that your tail is red!!!

 

Ganda, Africa

Translated by A.K. Nyabongo

[lovemyGreys]

{Love-000200DA} loved that Dan,Thanks for sharing

[judygram]

What a wonderful poem Dan and thanks so much for sharing it with us.:kiss: B)

[casper]

Great poem, thanks for that Dan {Feel-good-000200BB}

[Graehstone]

That's in my "collection" too and I love it!

... but my "tail" hasn't been red since I was a kid, lol.

[bettyboop]

Nice poem Dan .Thanks for sharing .

Mary