I once befriended a crow I trained him to come when called and he’d follow me around the neighborhood. But then one day . . . there were two of him. And I realized. . . I’m totally speciesist about crows! I can’t tell them apart at all! So it’s more correct to say “I once befriended some number of crows” I had originally wanted to train the local sparrows and robins to come when I sang, cause I thought that would be a really interesting party trick. Turns out crows are smarter than sparrows, so they cottoned on faster that if I made a certain call, they'd get food. So instead of looking like a Disney princess, I ended up looking like a witch. Which, you know, honestly, I don't totally mind. Read more: All
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