19 thoughts on “Debate between Bird and Fish

    1. Sorry, I didn’t even see it. I enjoyed it, though, even if I have no comment off the top of my head. I do hope to see the darker side of the non-Egyptian literature fleshed out. The idea is intriguing to me.Report

  1. If we do not know the king’s justification, are we allowed to presume what it was? Because if it were me, it all comes down to:

    So Fish, you can swim, eh? That’s nice. I can swim too. Not every often, though. I have better things to do.

    Bird! Dude, you can fly???!!! That is so cool!!!

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  2. Bird was beloved of the god Duranti, who said unto him

    Created thou wast by Enki, and truly dost thou soar above the earth and defilest that which is below with thy tiny droppings. Hence shallst thou be known as Enki-dinky-doodoo.

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  3. I’m with you on birds- how people can ever contemplate them as pets is beyond me. Those cold staring insane near reptile eyes-brrrrr!!! Then again as the grandson of a fisherman I have never understood pet fish- they’re food. Get a cat or a dog.Report

  4. This is probably one of the earliest comedy routines. People sitting around the fire laughing and saying “it’s funny because it’s true!” and trying to top each other with the arguments that this animal would make for why it’s better than that one.

    I mean, to the point where someone who said “we need to write this stuff down!”Report

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