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Simeon began
his tale: “Empezo con un sueno y una voz” he
said. (It all started with a dream and a voice)
“La voz me mando por aca a recojer dos peregrinos
…. viajeros .. de otro mundo … con bestias,
de rojo y blanco. (The voice told me to come
this way to pick up two pilgrims … travelers
..from another world .. with red and white
beasts.)
Well, the Mober is a sorrel (golden-red) & white
paint horse, and Pepper is a darker wine red
and white Appaloosa horse, and the Muff is all
white. Simeon looked at G & J with his green
eyes and said “Pues, obedece la voz que me hablo
muy fuerte.” (Well, I obeyed the voice that spoke
strongly to me) Simeon went on … “y la voz medijo
que los peregrinos iban a tener un mensaje muy
importante para nosotros.” (and the voice told
me that the pilgrims would have a very important
message for us.)
“Aleluya” said G. “El Nombre te hablo en un sueno
y por eso veniste a recojernos. Gracias a El!”
(Halelujah! The Name spoke to you in a dream
and for this reason you came to pick us up. Thanks
to HIM!)
Julio got in on the conversation with an “Amen!”
So now they knew why the ship had come this way
and why they were there. To give them the message.
Things were beginning to make some sense. But
they had been gone now from Granma‘s place, who
knows how long, and they needed to get back.
Who was feeding the other horses, Cowboy and
Blackie, while they were gone? Or who was feeding
the chickens and peacocks? Then G remembered
what J had told her about the passage of time.
So Granma asked Simeon, “Y que piensas, oh noble
Simeon, como podemos llegar otra vez a nuestro
mundo?” (and what do you think, oh noble Simeon,
how can get back again to our world?) “Pues,
vamos a pedir el Nombre como!” he said. (well,
we will ask the Name how!) So they left it at
that, with whipped cream all over their faces
and strawberry juice running down their chins.
Simeon tried one of his bird smiles again when
he looked at them. A very tricky thing to do
which almost made Julio spit more strawberry
juice out than was necessary.
It was noon by the time they finished eating
and talking. G & J went up on deck and laid
out on blankets in the warm sun. All hands on
deck were kinda whispering and oohing and ahhing
all around them. Simeon was at his perch at the
front of the Pink Bird. Soon they heard him exclaim:
“Isla de Freakin‘ Far Out!” (Freakin’ Far Out
Island)
He had no sooner said this than big ruffled parrot-like
birds (only bigger), green, yellow & purple
colored, began dropping out of the sky, onto the
deck. Fortunato fluttering, glided in, skidding
to a halt in front of Simeon. Francisco flopped
and bounced towards him. Then Frizzle and Frazzle
flipped sommersaults upon the deck, cart-wheeling
and landing in the splits before the great McCaw.
Julio was trying to hold back his laughter. Then
came Felipe, who actually made a pretty good landing,
all things considered. Federico made an elegant
landing, on top of the mast and slid down the pole.
Forest just kinda plopped down like a big blob
of bird poop onto the deck. Then came the girl
parrots: Francine, Florine, Francisca, Frances,
Ferminda, Fresa, and Fatima all holding hands…
er .. wings … swishing down like a ballet team
landing on their toes. That made seven boys and
seven girl parrots; fourteen in all.
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