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‘This television - I receive. Waves come - I see image in my mind - receptors overload - too much human noise - at first I block out frequency - then am interested - learn human speak ...’
‘So that’s why you can speak English !’
‘Yes, child, I listen to Radio, Television, Police, Air Traffic Control, Weather Report, Spy Satellite, Mobile Telephones. I Mobo - Receive and study all.’
‘Wow ! So you can really hear all that stuff. I can’t, not without using electronics.’
‘I learn about humans - new humans. New humans destroy in ways they never did before - foul air - chop down tree home - destroy nest site - pollute water ...’ He held his tiny head to one side and looked puzzled. ‘Humans are strange. Not stay the same like we birds. My ancestors have tales of humans, tales of campfires and hunting-gathering food. Those humans did not destroy nesting sites. They only took what they needed from earth - not greedy like new human, but my ancestors could not understand them - did not bother - they only talked in long wave, audio frequency does not disturb us.’
‘Do you mean that you only understand modern people who use technology - radios and mobile phones and stuff?’
‘Affirmative Ronnie, from radio wave we now receive and learn people talk,’ replied the bird.
‘That’s really amazing!’ exclaimed Saffron. ‘You could be famous, with interviews on T.V. Everyone will want to know all about you.’