Mahdiya's+Myth

=Why People Don't Talk to Animals=

Long ago, all animals talked with humans, they had the same language, and life was peaceful. But one day the most talented bird in the land put on a talent show for humans and animals; he thought he would win because he thought he was the best. But there was one human in the land who was good enough to challenge him in singing.

They finally started the talent show and many people and animals performed; the judges were Duck, Bear, and a human named River Foot. Some of the contestants were an otter that danced, a fox that told stories, and little girl who did a painting for the judges.Then the woman sang, and she sang so well the judges gave her the highest score. Bird was not happy about this, so he interrupted her song and sang over her. The judges were so upset they erased the scores and told both of them to stop.

Bird was so angry that he screamed at the woman and demanded that the judges recount the score, but the judges refused. The woman was now angry at this point and started a fight with bird, deciding never to talk to him again because he was a dumb animal. The other animals heard her say that animals were dumb and didn’t want to talk to her again or any humans ever again; the humans had always made them feel inferior.

Since this fight the humans had forgotten the language they spoke to the animals, and they had new kinds of languages. The ancestors of the birds always try to apologize by singing to us, but they still sing today because they are apologizing to other animals they offended. This is why we don’t talk to animals today.


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