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Speaking of cat, aminals, bears and Hemingway...
"He felt that circus animals were not like other animals, that they were
more intelligent and, because of their constant working alliance with man,
had much more highly developed personalities." (29)
He goes on to describe an encounter with a gorilla, and then this:
(start of passage on page 30)
Ernest stopped in front of the polar-bear cage and closely watched its
occupant swing back and forth across the small area. 'He's very nasty, Mr.
Hemingway,' the bear keeper said. 'I think you're better off talking to this
brown bear, who has a good sense of humor.'
'I should get through to him,' Ernest said, staying with the polar bear,
'but I haven't talked bear talk for some time and I may be rusty.' The
keeper smiled. Ernest edged in close to the bars. He began to speak to the
bear in a soft, musical voice totally unlike his gorilla language, and the
bear stopped pacing. Ernest kept on talking, and the words, or I should say
sounds, were unlike any I have ever heard. The bear backed up a little and
grunted, and then it sat on its haunches and, looking straight at Ernest, it
began to make a series of noises through its nose, which made it sounds like
an elderly gentleman with sever catarrh.
'I'll be goddamned!' the keeper said.
Ernest smiled at the bear and walked away, and the bear stared after him,
bewildered. 'It's Indian talk,' Ernest said. 'I'm part Indian. Bears like
me. Always have.'
Who'd a thunk it?
Pjk
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