Vocabulary Unique to Pearl and Other Chickens

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Abundance Bringer, An: Chickens and songbirds call angels “Abundance Bringers.” The Angel shown above is the one sent by The Great Gardener to watch over the graves of Gracie, Bessie, Blanche, Emily and Amelia under the camellias in our backyard Garden.

Absence of Love, The: The Absence of Love is the opposite of The Great Gardener. He controls The Shadowy Specters and feeds on the anger and mayhem it causes in the hearts of people. The Absence of Love can materialize in the air as a billowy angry gray cloud or meander through the brambles in a forested area.

Ancient Words, The: Chickens and songbirds call The Bible (both Old and New Testament). “The Ancient Words.”

Big Willie, The Beverage Vendor: Big Willie is a mighty, yet gentle man. He works for Professor Accipter in The Blue Moon Circus and sells beverages.

Country Chapel, A: Chickens and songbirds refer to “A Country Chapel” as the places originally built by people to assemble and worship God. They usually brought their chickens and sometimes other farm animals which could get noisy at times.

People soon learned that they could welcome in songbirds from the world outside as long as they were given special candelabras where they could perch just as they did on trees outside the Country Chapel.

There were two types of Chapel Candelabras found within a Country Chapel: a Story Book Candelabra and a Song Book Candelabra.

Chapel Candelabra: An example of a Chapel Candelabra from the time period after Country Chapels were transitioned to Cathedrals.

Chapel Candelabra: There were two types of Chapel Candelabras found within a Country Chapel: a Story Book Candelabra and a Song Book Candelabra.

Great Gardener, The: Chickens call God “The Great Gardener” because he created everything and made The Earth as his own special garden for Himself. His plan included sharing His Great Garden with people and all the special things he would make such as chickens. Chickens also call Jesus “The Great Gardener’s Son.”

Great Gardener’s Son, The: Chickens call Jesus “The Great Gardener’s Son.”

Heavenly City, The: Chickens prefer to call Heaven, “The Heavenly City” because it simply must be as large as a city to be able to hold all of the people and their chickens.

A Healing Tree decorated with Songbirds of The Living Library

Healing Tree, A: Chickens use “A Healing Tree” when they are speaking about any tree where songbirds regularly gather and sing. It is believed that their songs supply nourishment through the leaves, just as the soil supplies nourishment through the roots. Any tree can be A Healing Tree, but these trees are different from all other types of trees because they are classified as other non-tree living things as “Living Treasures.”

Living Library, The: When chickens and songbirds refer to “The Living Library,” they mean a world-wide group of songbirds who have the combined task of preserving all knowledge. They save everything known because they do not know which piece of knowledge will be needed in order to save the world from destruction.

Living Library Cathedral, The: The Main Branch of The Living Library is located in Paris, France. It is hidden away.

The Bell Tower Within a Bell Tower in The Living Library Cathedral of Paris, France

Living Treasure, A: Chickens and songbirds use “A Living Treasure to name anything which has an extraordinary gift given to it by The Great Gardener.

Page of The Living Library, A: Any songbird who is part of The Living Library and remembers important facts is called “a Page.”

Songbirds of The Living Library in the Churchyard Cemetery finding friendship and shade beneath a blossoming crabapple tree.

Chief Local Librarian: The Leader of the local branch of The Living Library who is assisted by Cataloguers and Indexers. The Chief Local Librarian reports to Le Bibliothécaire Principale of The Main Branch in Paris, France.

Professor Accipiter: This is the main Evil Character which all of the chickens in The Backyard Garden must come in contact with. He thinks quite highly of himself when he is merely an instrument doing the bidding for The Absence of Love. He receives his abilities directly from The Absence of Love and can control a host of Shadowy Specters to accomplish his goal. He owns and operates The Blue Moon Circus and Sideshow Extravaganza. The majority of the performers are captive birds. He is assisted by The Sewer Rat who works to recruit new talent for the circus.

Professor Accipiter, An Instrument of The Absence of Love: He owns and operates The Blue Moon Circus and Sideshow Extravaganza. The majority of the performers are captive birds.

Sewer Rat, The: This is the right-hand rodent of Professor Accipiter. He actively seeks out new talent to trick into joining the Blue Moon Circus, particularly any birds with extraordinary appearance or abilities. The Sewer Rat’s favorite lunch spot is The City Dump. He can also be found along the city’s Seawall and Piers. (The Laughing Gull visits these places also and keeps up to date on his activities to share with other members of The Living Library.)

The Sewer Rat: When young Professor Accipiter ran away from home, he fled to The City Dump. There among the trash, he was found by The Sewer Rat who he treated like a Teddy Bear to cuddled up and sleep with.

Shadowy Specters: Chickens and Songbirds rarely speak about “Shadowy Specters” because to speak about them is to over them a welcome to come and visit. They are very undesirable and act upon the desires of The Absence of Love. People would call these “Demons.”

Chenoo is one example of a Shadowy Specter from the coldest regions of North America. It has the ability to freeze people with its breath.
Demon Rangda is another example of a Shadowy Specter from Asia. This one is eating a chicken nugget which it finds particularly savory with the Special Dipping Sauce.

Story Book, A: Chickens and Songbirds refer to “A Story Book” as any group of Pages who have assembled and organized themselves into a combined work which tells a story through song. These were first used in Country Chapels shared by people and their chickens. An example would be the story of “David and Goliath” which is a favorite of all chickens because it tells about how a small boy overcame a large and scary opponent through FAITH and COURAGE.

Song Book, A: Chickens and Songbirds refer to “A Song Book” as any group of Pages who have assembled and organized themselves into a combined work through song. These were first used in Country Chapels shared by people and their chickens. An example would be “The Psalms of David.”

The Candelabra Replacements for those which were stolen by The Absence of Love. These replacements from The Absence of Love turned any songbirds who perched on them into lifeless metal, and thus they lost the knowledge they had been preserving.