Kurt Vonnegut is up in heaven now.
The first time I read Kurt Vonnegut I was thirteen, the novel was Timequake. From there, I worked my way back to Player Piano. There is no doubt Slaughterhouse-Five is a classic, deserving of all praise received, but I also find myself going back and rereading section of less widely read works, such as Blue Beard, Galapagos, and Mother Night. My paperback copy of Welcome to the Monkey House shows all sign of a well-worn, and well-loved, book.
Kurt Vonnegut was an old man, I'm not surprised by his death. In fact, I am not especially saddened either; it is senseless to mourn the immortal. Many of his works were written long before I was even born. I hope that these works will be on my shelves the day I die.
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I remember reading about how in certain parts of Asia and in Macedonia, people use cormorants to catch fish.
The fisherman uses a ring or tie on the bird's neck so it won't be able to swallow the fish it catches.
Every seventh fish the fisherman has to give to the cormorant or else the bird will stop fishing.
And if I remember correctly, after a few years, the cormorant won't fish for the fisherman any more.
The cormorant would rather starve than lose all but the seventh fish.
Except maybe that last part isn't true.
The fisherman uses a ring or tie on the bird's neck so it won't be able to swallow the fish it catches.
Every seventh fish the fisherman has to give to the cormorant or else the bird will stop fishing.
And if I remember correctly, after a few years, the cormorant won't fish for the fisherman any more.
The cormorant would rather starve than lose all but the seventh fish.
Except maybe that last part isn't true.
2 comments:
I need to borrow some of those from you. I only read Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five.
I only heard about it today but I also posted about him. He was a cool dude.
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