Birds of a Feather – A little old lady in the heat of the day!
It was a very hot day in Vienna. I was sitting in the shade of a secluded corner in the park of Schönbrunn when a woman came into view. And, she wasn’t alone. She was being followed by an entourage of crows which was wobblingly walking behind her. And, as she passed by, I told her she seemed to be a very popular woman. She smiled and said it was lunch time, and that she daren’t come to the park without a bag full of nuts. Crows, she explained, love nuts more than anything else. Then, this unusual procession carried on round the corner. I was once again on my own; but, not for too long.
In fact, it took just a minute or two. One by one the crows started returning the way they had come; but, now in full flight, and each with a nut in his beak. It was a wonderful sight. And, then came the woman again. She told me she had been coming to the park for more than ten years and had rarely missed a day. Birds, for her, were a source of great joy. And, this I fully understood. Watching the birds had given me great pleasure, too.
And, all this great pleasure was thanks to a very hot day, the shade of a wonderful park, and the unexpected appearance of an expected little old lady. My wait in the heat had been worth every minute. And, I, too, went happily on!
Vocabulary
appearance – Erscheinung
crow - Krähe
daren’t (dare not) - nicht trauen
entourage - Gefolge
expected – erwartet
feathered – gefedert
joy - Freude
nuts - Nüsse
procession – Umzug
rarely - selten
secluded - abgelegen
shade - Schatten
source - Quelle
unexpected – unerwartet
wobblingly - wackelig
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