Re(2): SC - Humor - where birds come from

[Sue Wensel]

>   >   Annejke, that sounds quite heavenly!  Where does it come from?
>   > 
>   > Alys, Birds come from Bees.  I thought everyone knew that.
>   > 	Tibor (:-)
>   
>   But geese come from barnacles, or so Gerard says, so not all birds 
>   come from bees!
> 
> Alys, I know you are "joking".  But, in period it was believed that barnacle
> geese were from barnacles, and hence fish.  Not to mention that beavers
> "breathed" water through their tails, making beaver tails also fit for Lent.
> 
> It is obvious that the writers of the Heraldic Bestiaries weren't in touch
> with that Lenten rule...  the stories of the "habits" of a frightened beaver
> are vulgar, but make it clear that it wasn't exactly a fish....
> 
> (The sexual organs of beavers were considered an aphrodisiac.  A beaver,
> when chased through the woods, would bite those organs off, throw them at
> the pursuer, and race away.   They would "grow back".  At least, according
> to those bestiaries.  And we think Pelicans are self-destructive just for
> biting blood out of their breasts!)
> 
> 	Tibor

I presume you are talking about male beavers, not female.

Derdriu
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