It was a vast and dense jungle, and like any other huge forest, life was teaming both above and below the forest landscape. As we move towards the exterior fringes of the forest , the foliage becomes thinner and the trees are spaced out . All the trees are filled with some form of life or the other making their living on its branches, bark, leaves.
Birds, ..like all birds in any forest , trees are indispensable to their survival. We have a little blue jay who has made her nest on a lone rain tree on the outskirts of the jungle. The tree took to her like fish to water, since unlike many other trees it dindt have birds nesting on its branches and when he happened to see the little one making her nest on his branches, he was elated. He gave his best to provide her comfort and peace whenever she was with him. It didnt matter that she only comes occasionnaly everyday to nest, blue jays are foragers by nature, and they had to move a lot to gather food. But he kept an eye on her wherever she flew off as far as his line of sight would permit him to.
Everyday eve the tree would listen patiently of the rambling of the lil jay , though he yearned to accompany her on her journeys he knew it wasn't possible and he would tell mockingly 'next time i'll come with u ' , to which she would make impatient little shuffling noises with her feet and sing in her songbird voice 'dont inttrpt me when i am talking' and they both were happy at this uncanny relationship they were having. The tree's friends , his neighbors around him who have been with him since he sprouted his first leaf as a tiny seedling were happy at this development. And before he knew t , the Rain tree was in love with the Blue Jay.
As years passed by both the tree and the bird grew up, but his affection for her never changed though he dindt convey it to her. Several times he would imagine they living together like this for eternity and even imagined having little brownish 'blue'jays flying aroung happily amidst his branches (though the tree knew it was against reality and it would never happen). One fine day the birdie dindnt return at the usual time... !! the tree was worried initially but later that day she spoke of goin to new places, and hence he got used to seein her late.. somedays not seein her at all !!! But come what may he will always look forward to seein her the next day. As t happened, one day lil blue spoke of seein someone, another blue jay .... and also said her community was pestering her to go on with him , the other blue. He was shell shocked , but wat could he do ... after all he was a Tree stuck to a place. He was just there providing shelter , warmth to her all along , though he dreaded this day will come , he didn't expect t this soon. Soon the visits got fewer and fewer. When ever she came to rest, she was all quiet and didn't share anything with him anymore.
The good old days were gone, all he could do was feel content and happy that once on his branches rested the most beautiful bird ever there was. He knew the day of the final farewell was here. when she came one day , she mentioned how she should leave and couldn't stay here herein. He smiled at her, causing the breeze to ruffle her feathers gently. All that he couldn't summon was "hmmm... i'll always miss u lil jay... but dont forget there s always a big nesting place on this tree for u and ur Lil ones"
..... She smiled happily , not knowing the pain and joy she has caused him in the short time tat she was there, and flew off to the far mountains.
Birds, ..like all birds in any forest , trees are indispensable to their survival. We have a little blue jay who has made her nest on a lone rain tree on the outskirts of the jungle. The tree took to her like fish to water, since unlike many other trees it dindt have birds nesting on its branches and when he happened to see the little one making her nest on his branches, he was elated. He gave his best to provide her comfort and peace whenever she was with him. It didnt matter that she only comes occasionnaly everyday to nest, blue jays are foragers by nature, and they had to move a lot to gather food. But he kept an eye on her wherever she flew off as far as his line of sight would permit him to.
Everyday eve the tree would listen patiently of the rambling of the lil jay , though he yearned to accompany her on her journeys he knew it wasn't possible and he would tell mockingly 'next time i'll come with u ' , to which she would make impatient little shuffling noises with her feet and sing in her songbird voice 'dont inttrpt me when i am talking' and they both were happy at this uncanny relationship they were having. The tree's friends , his neighbors around him who have been with him since he sprouted his first leaf as a tiny seedling were happy at this development. And before he knew t , the Rain tree was in love with the Blue Jay.
As years passed by both the tree and the bird grew up, but his affection for her never changed though he dindt convey it to her. Several times he would imagine they living together like this for eternity and even imagined having little brownish 'blue'jays flying aroung happily amidst his branches (though the tree knew it was against reality and it would never happen). One fine day the birdie dindnt return at the usual time... !! the tree was worried initially but later that day she spoke of goin to new places, and hence he got used to seein her late.. somedays not seein her at all !!! But come what may he will always look forward to seein her the next day. As t happened, one day lil blue spoke of seein someone, another blue jay .... and also said her community was pestering her to go on with him , the other blue. He was shell shocked , but wat could he do ... after all he was a Tree stuck to a place. He was just there providing shelter , warmth to her all along , though he dreaded this day will come , he didn't expect t this soon. Soon the visits got fewer and fewer. When ever she came to rest, she was all quiet and didn't share anything with him anymore.
The good old days were gone, all he could do was feel content and happy that once on his branches rested the most beautiful bird ever there was. He knew the day of the final farewell was here. when she came one day , she mentioned how she should leave and couldn't stay here herein. He smiled at her, causing the breeze to ruffle her feathers gently. All that he couldn't summon was "hmmm... i'll always miss u lil jay... but dont forget there s always a big nesting place on this tree for u and ur Lil ones"
..... She smiled happily , not knowing the pain and joy she has caused him in the short time tat she was there, and flew off to the far mountains.
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