Snowy Crow E-Book

Behnam B. Parastoo

• Herausgeber: epubli
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 109

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

Diese Geschichte handelt von einem weiblichen Raben, der schneeweiss geboren wird. Die Eltern haben Angst, dass ihr Kueken aufgrund der anderen Federn-Farbe von den Artgenossen unterdrueckt und diskriminiert wird. Deshalb ziehen sie vor, es im Geheimen aufzuziehen bis es gross genug ist. Als aber die Zeit kommt das Fliegen zu lernen, bewahrheiten sich die grossen Befuerchtungen. Als die schwarzen Raben den weissen Artgenossen entdecken, wird dieser sofort angegriffen und misshandelt. Um ihr Kind zu verteidigen gibt es harte Gefechte zwischen den Eltern und den restlichen Raben. Dabei verliert der Schneerabe seine Eltern und muss seine Heimat verlassen. Eine alte Moewe hilft ihm bei der Flucht in die Freiheit ohne Eltern.

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Snowy Crow

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Behnam & Shirin H. Pour 

Snowy Crow

(Cover: Tamina Schwart)

Story

It is night, the moon and the twinkling light stars shine. The soft blowing cool breeze quietly and gracefully passes through dense branches and leaves of trees and makes the spirits fresh by the aroma of the flowers over the Plains and garden. Colors in the moonlight spread golden rings and beautiful Golden pearls over the wide ground. Among the branches and leaves of the old and rugged tree, two black crows are waiting impatiently, watching happily and excitingly through the wide eyes, their chick coming out of an ovate egg with not a white but ready cracking grey skin. They occasionally look at each other and smile satisfying with those dark eyes sparkling with enthusiasm and joy. And to sincerely give comfort, sometimes they stroke each other with their black feathers. Sense of parenting, even for these two crows is glorious and beautiful…The apogee and grandeur of life!

The birds including other crows as residents of a variety of other trees, are living in the Great Plains of the Nature. Some of them are sleeping, some are alone just immersed in their thinking and some of them chatting in small groups, talking about memories of the past or everyday experiences or defining a sweet or bitter memory of the past. They speak about the past, far and near, or talk behind other animals’ or birds’ back. Of course they are well aware that its very ugly and nasty gossiping and talking behind other’s back, however what can we do, it’s a bad habit of some people or even of birds and other creatures to talk behind other’s back and it’s very difficult for them to stop their bad habit!

The crow chick in the egg gently shakes and the voice of its breathe causes fresh life in the body of his father and mother. And every shake of its continued efforts makes the two crows to move and watch that scene with joy, wonder and hope. The raven chick broke off the crackling egg skin shell from inside and finally struggling and instinctively took out his head and after a very brief hesitation took a look around and came out of the thin and weary skin. Moonlight had a beautiful reflection in his black eyes.

The crow chick with all efforts turned its head both sides, then quickly became tired and put his head down. Its skin was still wet and had a strange smell. Two crows who were both first time parents, hugged each other, and dancing happily sang "Happy Birthday" for their new born child with a very loud voice. Their voices went behind the night and all through the sky. The eyes of them both were crystallized and shining with dew tears. We have to admit that being a parent, father or mother is really joyful.

"Birthday, Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday!"

Male Crow shouted: "Let's blow the candles out, you live a thousand years ..."

Female crow looked at her husband protesting and after crooking her beak said complaining, “Dear Father! Which candles? The chick still has no breath to blow the candles! Besides we don’t do this, its only for humans. Only human’s children blow the candles for their birthday. We need new ideas, we need to create a new project, a project that could only belong to the crows. In addition, we should provide food for it very quickly and never let it be hungry and thirsty. We have to do something to let it be quite strong and full of energy. Hopefully after this time all you do will be taking care of me and this chick instead of outgoings and spending time with friends.”

Male crow compacted himself and said to his wife after taking a deep and thoughtful look at her, “Rest assured, dear! I will from now on take care of you two with all my being like a soldier sacrificing. About Birthday party, my dear black flower you are right as always; We have to have our own lives, you believe me though, my happiness is beyond saying…ok we will sing only Happy birthday! Don’t worry about its food, thanks god we can find plenty of dumps around us since we have a lot of swamps and oozes, a lot of cities and villages, besides we should be thankful since the people throw out the most of their food. So we don’t have to be upset to find a piece of scrap. We are not, fortunately, human to be humiliated thousands ways for finding a morsel of food. To find a morsel, we are neither an owner nor a tenant to have the grief to pay the rent and also no need to have proficiency and occupation to beg different kinds of people..”

The female crow crooking her beak, looked at her husband and said, “Remember that I don’t like to feed this chick with junk or the food that we eat ourselves. To find the best food for this baby we need to go for high class restaurants and fly in the rich people areas to prepare the most delicious food for this mom’s dear lovely chick. If you agree with me, go ahead, sing with me! "

Male Crow shook his head to show his satisfaction, Then both the crows cried together with joy at the darkness of night: "Birthday, Birthday, Happy Birthday."

The Crow's voice echoed in the dark and endless night, resonating in the sky it was heard by the silent and patient mountains and again the echo of it was reflected out of the mountain’s silence.

A squirrel napping on a branch few yards away from them turned his head and closed his ears frowning and dissatisfied. He seemed to have a headache of their voices and his face showed that he did not understand the cause of that much screaming and cheering. But it seemed the stars in contrast with the sleepy squirrel were also happy with the event. And through continuous blinking they were expressing their sympathy and congratulations with the two crows.

Suddenly the voices of protest rose among of the neighboring trees! Many of the birds had been complaining about the noise of the two crows. Through sarcastic tongues the complaints began and everyone started to do it on its own way.

Black scorpion shouted, “What’s happening with you? Have you gone crazy?”

The stork cried, "Can’t you see that all are asleep? It’s good to have some equity and intellect! But why don’t you care for the neighbors?”

The Pigeon said, “Have some consideration for God sake! We have to get up early in the morning to fly to find few seeds here and there.”

The angry monkey climbed the tree branches and when he reached at the top of the tree, He put his hand horizontally to shade his eyes and after watching his surrounding he screamed, “But this late at night is not the time to throw the hose and boards. If you could throw a buck box then I am the master of all of you. Are you doing these gestures in front of a monkey? Don’t make me to ruin all the branches and leaves on your heads.”

A Crow with a terrible loud voice cried, “If you don’t care about us think at least about our poor kids who are already asleep! It’s not nice to do such things as neighbors. It’s good you are not human otherwise I don’t know to whom we could complain of you.”

Male crow, who did not expect all those negative reactions from the neighbors, sadly replied, instead of complaining and all the noise and opposition, the better for all of you to say congratulation to me and my wife, because I am dad now, Dad!!!! We are now parents, are you getting what it means? Parents! Our chick has been born and we are celebrating the birth of our chick. I swear to god you don’t know how enjoyable it is.

A crow from the neighbor tree loudly and mockingly said, “Is it now the time for celebrating man! You are father now! So what? Is it our concern? Daily and yearly thousands of crows and donkeys become parents, it doesn’t work if they make ruckus like you! The way he is talking and giving motto is like he has conquered all the walnuts trees in the world. Heh, our chick is born! So what? What concern does it have to others? Now, since you're the father, the rest should get a headache? Do the neighbors have to suffer? Then no one else in this world would have equanimity and peace if it was this way. Stop it for god sake, let people live in peace and comfort. “

Female Crow, troubled, brought her head out of the branches and leaves and loudly said: “But our chick is different with all the crow chicks in the world... this chick is the most beautiful and colorful crow chick in the world , this chick is so pretty and lovely!"

Some birds mockingly laughed and a jackdaw in a joke and goofy mood said: "An Impure baby cockroach was climbing the shower wall tiles and her mother kept saying: “my own baby’s whitest” (All laughed loudly)

Jackdaw continued: “Stop it dear Madam, hey, crow chick, the loveliest in the world! She thinks it’s only her chick, all the mothers say, my kid is the loveliest baby..."

The loud sound of the birds rose again and echoed at the night air. The two crows looked at each other and then sadly shook their heads. It was shown how much they suffered from that prank. Female crow with not a loud voice but a high anger and sadness answered: “Jealousy never lives in peace! you haven’t seen our chick yet, you don’t know yet how beautiful it is. I am seeing as of now my chick differs from all other chicks. “hopefully all the envious ones are blind” then she turned her face towards her husband and added: “isn’t it sweetheart? Doesn’t our chick differ from other crow chicks?”

Male crow who didn’t know how to respond, after a little pondering and scratching his head and ear with his right foot toe nail, said, "Of course all the parents love their children, and they want them to have a good intelligence when they grew so if we judge honestly, We must admit that our chick is also like any other crow chick for the moment. We have only to wait and see how much our chick would be clever and intelligent…Otherwise, frankly saying, I do not think our chick has much difference with other crow chicks. "

Not satisfied with her husband’s reply, female crow offensive woes narrowed her eyes and said: "come on now you with this philosophical answer! Do you understand what are you saying? It seems you have not yet looked at your chick carefully either, Look at it! Are you saying other crow chicks’ skin is as white as our chick skin?! Look at it’s skin for god sake! Look at its feathers tip coming out! Look! its smooth and fine like a winter snow-white silk, like a new ironed velvet and Similar to the bride dresses in the fairy stories of the books. Look at it, have you ever seen such a crow chick this much white? Don’t you see her white feathers has been appeared like the center Cotton Flower, although it’s not long born. I myself had never seen such a chick in all my life. She is Mom’s flower girl! I am devoted to her.”

Female crow was right. With all of her resemblance to the crows chicks, their chick had another look and appearance. On the contrary, she was white, her eyes with specialsparkle , her skin seemed softer, her moods and behavior varied with other crows chicks. An exceptional crow chick with white feathers, big eyes and a warm gentle look. Her inquisitive eyes were constantly looking around, and her beak was wavy with a friendly smile.

As if he had just discovered his chick, the male crow was shocked and astonished looking carefully at her trying to stand on her feet, to bite the food out of her mother’s beak. Suddenly, his face was shaped of wonder like the crows in animated films and each one of his eyes got much wider as the size of a soda lid. It looked like he recently realized the skin color and smooth milky legs of his chick. His beak was opened of wonder and his eyes got bigger similar to a cup opening. He took a deep breath and scratched his head and neck with his right leg nail. After then half-crying with joy he said, "You're right dear black flower! The feather and skin of this girl is different with all the crows chicks in the world. Her feathers are white like the white swans along the North Sea and like winter velvet snow. This is so strange! My God, how beautiful this chick is. Crow chick, white? Is it possible? I can’t believe that."

Golden light of the moon fell on a tree and after some hesitation the dark cloud cast a shadow over them. In a particular pride female crow said: "Why not, sweetie? It’s God. Maybe one of my or your ancestors was white and we have not been aware of it. We don’t have enough information about our ancestors in the past. Ok! You wait until the Crows and other birds of this area and around to see her at the dawn time when the sun comes out and that’s the time when they will be shocked by wonder. I promise you that everyone tomorrow, be a bird, or a reptile feeder or even a predator, everyone who sees this chick, spinach would grow at the back of his ears (he/she would be shocked) of a big surprise or even perhaps of envy."

Male crow, who was so happy and laughing until that moment, suddenly got astonished and saddened. Worried and mentally disturbed with his eyes full of sadness, he said, "No dear black flower, no, do not do it at all! That's a good idea to wait until we have a wise decision-making. No one should see this chick. This is so strange! But honestly, it's not simple enough what you think, it could make even trouble for us, a big trouble and an incurable pain!"

Female crow looked at her husband puzzled and concerned. Her pupils had gotten round like marbles, seemed she could not understand his words. A shadow of grief covered her face and an unknown and a strange sorrow was placed in her soul. After a not too brief hesitation she said to the male crow, sunk in thought, "Trouble? What trouble? For what? Do all the chicks born in the world make trouble for their parents? Do you know what you are saying? Her color is white!

“So what?”

Male crow shook his head with regret and concern and with little shame and hesitation he said, “Tell me dear black flower, are you sure this chick…ummm…means…. I mean, are you sure if anybody has not changed your egg with another one?! Do you understand what I mean? I mean maybe god forbidden this is not our chick at all. That means, one of these annoying and evil birds would have come in our absence…."

Female crow realizing what her husband meant, immediately interrupted him and angrily with a loud voice almost screaming she said, "Shame on you black wings! Do you understand what you are saying? It's impossible what you are saying ... I myself was with it from the first day until this evening itself, besides you yourself look at this chick very carefully! Look very well, her beak is like yours ugly(formless), obviously her eyes are like my beautiful eyes, her neck is like your own long formless neck and her legs are like mine, long and Subtle. Little chick, just a little of her skin and a big part of her feathers are white! Besides who knows! Maybe some days later the color of them changes into black like streets asphalt! I didn’t expect of you at least to say such thing. "

With shame, sadness and hopelessness, male crow said: "Believe me, I didn’t mean anything, But ... But, what if it didn’t change into black? If it stayed the same color like it is now, white, then what? what we should do?"

Female crow coolly replied: "Well, then it's a white crow! Very pretty white female crow ... More beautiful than her mother!"

On her reply after a slight hesitation male crow said, "Well, then isn’t it a little strange to you? But we never had white crows in the nature. Had we?! Have you yourself ever seen a white crow? Do you think that it's not surprising enough to others to make rumors behind our back. You know yourself these animals quite well."

Again with the same calmness and righteous like before, female crow said, "Well, that was a little strange, but beautiful instead! Are you saying that white is not pretty? Besides, I do not remember where I heard one time that white crows also has been observed on this vast dusty earth planet. It’s just that We do not know where they are living. We do not know all the secrets of the nature, do we?! Now you want to make rumors instead of being grateful to God for what he has given us? In my opinion, we should be very happy and thankful that our chick is different with all the crows. We should take all the rumors in from one ear, and let them out from the other ear like the wind. You didn’t finally tell me whether this chick is beautiful or not? "

Male crow nodded his head as yes and thoughtfully said, "Yeah pretty, very pretty, but as I said this beauty and difference with other crows chick would make us trouble. Don’t you know the crows? Don’t you know how much they are mischievous and nosy and informants? They are just waiting for a bizarre incident happen so they tell tales out of it. Do you know how hard and bitter our chick’s life would be if she is discriminated by them. Well, just these kind of excuses cause discrimination!"

Female crow said, "Well let them tell tales so what would happen? Sometimes we ourselves do the same about some issues of birds. We should finally be entertained in a way. We talked a lot behind other’s back so nothing wrong with it when they talk behind our back. Moreover its long time that there are no more such excuses as discrimination and harassment. These days nobody is annoyed and discriminated because of the color of skin or feather. It was for the time when the human being was fatuous. Nowadays even the people has been trained, let alone us animals. "