Category Archives: Pearl

In France, it is not considered at all unseemly to show your appreciation for fine cuisine with a robust post-meal belch. But if you are lucky enough to have feathers, you know the belch is for beginners. Why disturb your delicate digestion when a much simpler (and undeniably more elegant) signal will do? This is calledContinueContinue reading “Day 280: Tail in the Air Dining”

For beings who are lucky enough to be born with soft, aerodynamic feathers and a naturally royal demeanor, the jungle will always be “home.” There is nothing like surveying your turf from up high in the jungle canopy, seeing everything while still remaining unseen yourself. In fact, just how the “lion” – that round downyContinueContinue reading “Day 279: King of the Jungle”

Being small and sleekly feathered sometimes means battling misconceptions. For instance, often your featherless dining partners appear to think being small in size means you will also be small in appetite. So – like any cause worth fighting for – you have dedicated your life to setting the record straight. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

When you have feathers but you belong to a flock of beings that don’t have any feathers, you have to adapt. For instance, as a feathery being, you prefer to eat your meals in daylight. However, many featherless beings seem to like to save the last meal of the day for after the sun goes down.ContinueContinue reading “Day 277: Advanced Stalking Skills”

There is a reason beings with feathers like to climb trees. That is where the crunchiest fruit grows. Let’s say, for instance, that you have feathers and a very tall tree walks by. Here, you would want to climb up it right away to get to the fruit before your competitors do. Author: Shannon CuttsContinueContinue reading “Day 276: The Crunchiest Fruit”

Many companies today like to install something called an “intercom system.” This helps people at the front of the office find people at the back of the office and vice versa. It is basically the equivalent of loudly yelling someone’s name….without the (highly unprofessional) yelling, of course. These systems don’t come cheap. Yet oddly, forContinueContinue reading “Day 275: Intercom System”

Every summer like clockwork, you watch your large featherless assistant begin stocking up your frig with sweet watery things. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors – from large oblong green striped things to small round orange things to red heart-shaped things with green tops. She cuts them up and stores them in thatContinueContinue reading “Day 274: Fresh Plastic Bag”

Living with a large featherless housemate definitely has its perils. For instance, sometimes Mom decides she is in the mood to do something called “cooking.” Your grandma, Chef Small Tree, is an excellent cook. Your mom…..isn’t. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

When you are petite, feathery and very cute, it goes without saying that you will need an assistant to keep the admiring hordes at bay. But if you choose a large featherless being for your assistant, you may find yourself having to do a surprising amount of assisting yourself. Take “making tea,” for instance. WhileContinueContinue reading “Day 272: Making Tea”

When making great conversation, it helps if you are very cute (which typically means you have feathers). Reason being, regardless of species, beings just tend to pay more attention to your words when there is eye candy to look at too. But there is also an art to conversation itself. For instance, you want toContinueContinue reading “Day 271: The Art of Great Conversation”