The seafaring parrot is also a confirmed: misogynist. He is neve happy as when he is surrounded by admiring menfolk, but he has a positive -hatred of women, in whose presence, he adopts an air of superior detachment. Then he own opinions on the ques of diet. He lives on twelve peanuts a day. and little water." There must not be more nor less than twelve peanuts. as this quantity has' been worked out over period' of years by a system of trial and error. Occasionally he is given chipped potato, but that is only feast days and holidays, "I have becomé\so fond of my parrot that life would not be the same without him," said Mr.
Fayers. giving an affectionate glance in the direction of his cage. "What do think of life at. sea?", ventured "North-China Daily News" repo looking nervously at the parrot. wicked look came into his eye. "You old fool," he croaked viciously, "just you shut up."
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