CHAPTER VIII 



ROGALa's wife's parrot— I USE IT AS A DECOY — 

 PARROTS PROVE TOUGH EATING — THE NGOZOS 

 GROW WARY— SHINSHOOKO DISCOVERS ELEPHANTS 

 IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD —WE GO AFTER THEM 

 AND KILL TWO. 



ROGALA'S wife had a beautiful gray parrot with 

 a bright red tail. The parrot could talk well 

 and say many things. Every morning he would perch 

 on a tree and call upon the flocks of parrots that were 

 flying in every direction in search of food. Once in 

 a while a flock of these parrots, attracted by his cries 

 or rather speech to them, would come and alight close 

 by, and they would hold a conversation together for 

 quite a while. Poor Ngozo — such was his name — 

 seemed then to regret much that his wings were 

 clipped, for he wanted to go and fly with his wild 

 comrades. One day I said to myself: " Andekko 

 drives game to me ; Ndova brings monkeys and finds 

 fruits. Suppose I use Ngozo as a decoy. Old 

 parrots are about as tough birds as one can taste, 

 but young ones taste like pigeons." 



So one morning I lay under a tree waiting for 

 parrots to come. A few flocks passed over us, utter- 



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