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"Calm down," says a voice. "You're behaving like a chimp."
She's far away, belly deep in tall grass with others by her side. Ruby. "She's here, Stella," I whisper. " RUby's safe. Just like I promised." I call to Ruby but the wind tugs at my words and I know she'll never hear me. Still Ruby pauses…
I miss my old cage. I miss my art. But most of all, I miss Bob. My belly's cold without him.
"Hello, I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It's not as easy as it looks."
"But here, I had no one to protect"
"And it's not a domain," I add. I pause, and then I say it. "It's a cage"
"My name is Ivan" "I live in a glass box"
"I nap when I can."
"I gaze at the huge, shadowy box, and suddenly I understand how Ruby feels. I don't want to go into that box. The last time I was in a box, my sister died."
Bob, who has been chewing his tail, pauses, tilting his head. "Is that a true story?" "I always tell the truth," Stella replies. "Although I sometimes confuse the facts."
In my new life as a human, I was well tended. I ate lettuce leaves with Thousand Island dressing, and caramel apples, and popcorn with butter. My belly ballooned. But hunger, like food, comes in many shapes and colors. At night, lying…
ELIZABETH RAMSEY BIRD
“Human babies are an ugly lot. But their eyes are like our babies’ eyes. Too big for their faces, and for the world.”
ELIZABETH RAMSEY BIRD
“Humans always smell odd when change is in the air. Like rotten meat with a hint of papaya.”