Re(2): SC - Humor - where birds come from
Sue Wensel
swensel at brandegee.lm.com
Thu Apr 24 07:56:02 PDT 1997
> > 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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