On my commute home from work, the radio was airing that silly Twelve Days of Christmas song. It got me thinking I need to add seed to the bird feeders. Somehow, it also got me thinking how many birds we’re to recieve from our true love.
Day 1 - we’re given a partridge in a pear tree. In twelve days, thats 12 partridges! I’ll take that! I haven’t been out in the woods partridge hunting in years.
Day 2 - we get two turtle doves. Well, thats fine I guess, can you cook up a turtle dove? In eleven days we get 22 of these doves.
Day 3 - French hens, 3 of them. Thats a heckuva’ lot of coq au vin to prepare and cook. In ten days, thats 30 French hens into the Le Creuset dutch oven.
Day 4 - we’re now stuck with 4 calling birds. With my luck they’re probably cawing crows or squawking bluejays. In nine days thats 36 of these noisy birds. Wow!
Day 5 - golden rings well ain’t that nice. Eight days of five golden rings for a total of 40 rings.
Day 6 - now we’re to get six geese a laying. In seven days, thats 42 geese a laying eggs. Well, thats gonna’ be a crapful of eggs. I suppose we could sell all them eggs.
Day 7 - seven swans a swimming for six days, 42 more aquatic birds. I sure hope they don’t lay eggs, we’re overflowing with eggs.
Thats 184 birds in total. Why the hell would our true love give us that many birds?! Never mind how this is even possible; what are we supposed to do with that many birds? I guess I better buy more bird seed, eh.
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