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They drive around in super fast cars, splattering birds and animals without a second thought. They bulldoze their habitat and trap them in zoos. We don’t even look after the air and water, she thought, as he hopped right into her cradling palm.
‘Mobo,’ she whispered, ‘you’ll try not to hurt the little people, won’t you? - the one’s who try not to be greedy and careless.’
‘As you say, Ronnie, with only the greedy, the harmful, shall we interfere. Those who seek only to live, to play, to eat and be at peace - they are our friends. All life is linked. Earth supports all - each has a place in the circle.’
‘Even Kiwi?’ Saffron asked mischievously.
‘Affirmative,’ answered the bird, ‘but we must keep out of the way, yes!’
‘About that, Mobo, I know cats don’t belong in this country, but she’s here now - and she can’t help being what she is. So we’re building her an outdoor garden, with shade-cloth. She'll be able to go outside but can’t go hunting in the bush.’ Saffron knew it was a compromise - but life is full of compromises.
Mobo didn’t even comment, he was too busy now investigating her mobile phone, jumping up and down on it and pecking at its keypad. She watched in silence until he spoke.
‘Ronnie, my friend. Do you wish to circumvent the system? We begin to understand the accumulation of goods and the world economy. Will the use of this device deplete your funds? Would it be desirable to have an alternative to financial expenditure?’