A/N:Here's another one, I'm sorry for taking so long, but I've been very busy and not feeling well. For those who don't know "Treasure Island"; one of the book's main characters, the one-legged sea-cook Long John Silver has a parrot called Captain Flint who says nothing but "Pieces of eight".
My birds always are extremely listless when moulting (even the indefatigable zebra finches); looking at them sitting on their perches like little wet rags inspired the answer to the "Glass" question.
Matteic, j'espère que traduire "poultrysophical" n'est pas trop difficile. Peut-être ça serait "poulesophique" en français?: ) D'ailleurs, "Polly" est le nom stéréotypé pour les perroquets en anglais, et "Polly wants a cracker" est une phrase stéréotypée qu'on les enseigne. Est-ce que ça existe aussi en France?
NAME: Polly – what else?
LIVING ARRANGEMENT: On Mr Cotton's shoulder.
FAVORITE PASTIME: Eating sunflower seeds and saying piraty things, like "Shiver me timbers" and "Ye scurvy dog".
FAVORITE BOOK: "Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? – A Collection of Poultrysophical Essays By Various Authors"
THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD IS: Using one of those funny red-coated humans for…well…target practice!
THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD IS: Being chased by Will Turner or Barbossa because they want a new feather for their hats!
FAVORITE SMELLS: We birds don't have a sense of smell, so I can't reply to that question…
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: Yummy, breakfast – I love the tasty weevils in the ship's biscuits, and I can't understand why humans make such a fuss about them!
FAVORITE FOODS: Now you're NOT going to make me say "Polly wants a cracker", are you? I'm not, and I repeat, NOT going to say that! Ever!!!
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Neither, I'd rather have a nice, juicy apple, but Barbossa is keeping them all for himself. Unfair!!!
STORMS, COOL OR SCARY: Cool. I love to cling to the rigging and yell insults at passing sea birds then!
FAVORITE DRINK: Water. Someone on this ship HAS to remain sober!
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE: It would be nice if Tortuga had some places where parrots can have fun as well. I mean, my crew disappears into one of the numerous establishments to have fun, and what can I do? Sit on a branch and eat seeds…VERY exciting!
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE: I would like to erase the sight of Captain Jack prancing around with that banana from my memory. I guess it's is going to haunt me until my dying day…
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE: Yes, with Captain Flint, Long John Silver's parrot. Such a lovely bird he was, if a bit monosyllabic…
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL: Half full, except when I'm moulting. I hate it when that time comes around again!
WHAT'S IN YOUR ANXIETY CLOSET: Pintel sneaking up to me and whispering: "Roast chicken…parrots taste just like chicken…"
WHAT'S YOUR LOFTIEST DREAM: I would love to have those trinkets Jack Sparrow wears in his hair, as we parrots love to play with shiny things. But I don't dare try to steal any of them while he's sleeping, since his shooting abilities have drastically improved since that undead monkey is around…
WHAT'S YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE: Ending up as a substitute for Tia Dalma's Voodoo Chicken Surprise!
WHAT DO YOU WISH PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT YOU THAT YOU FEEL THEY DON'T: I don't want a bleedin' cracker!!!!!!!