A TRIP TO AMAZING LIVING PLANET, Kuldeep Apte [e books free to read .txt] 📗

Vasu, the dark cold months between November and February are the time when European starlings,  come together every evening into large flocks known as "murmuration". Prior to settling in to their chosen communal sleeping place for the night, these birds perform a series of intricate aerial manoeuvres, where the flock repeatedly circles, and changes shape and density above their roost site for roughly half an hour at dusk. These birds are native to the UK and Europe, and were introduced by humans throughout much of the world.

Flying in unison

 

Synchronize dancing in evening boll
individual bird deciding for the all
individual on the verge of chaos and fall
unveiling their blazing dance in twilight

 

Each differing step motivates new wholeness
courage to transform near distress
take that one step trust knowing all steps
unveiling their blazing dance in twilight

 

Look at the starlings once more time
find how spirited forms shaped in bond
verge in time captivate the starling's miracle
unveiling their blazing dance in twilight

 

Khantu: [Suddenly Khantu saw human are walking towards him.] Guys humans are coming in our direction behave like Japanese, don’t forget “Konichiwa”.

 

One person from Humans: Hello, today’s starling’s exhibition was awesome.

 

Etma: Yes, “Konichiwa”

 

The Person: “Konichiwa”, Are you from Japan? I think we mate before in Great Smoky Mountains.

 

Khantu: Oh, yes, we have met before.

 

James: Are you following me?

 

Khantu: No, No, We are here to enjoy the murmuring.

 

Etma: I hope, you are not following us.

 

[Khantu interrupted in between and says]

 

Khantu: No one is following no one.

 

James: This looks like extended trip for you, I saw you in summer and this is almost winter.

 

Khantu: No, We came back.

 

[Huha speaks with Etma in Bantru language.]

 

Etma: Says “Konichiwa” [To remind Huha to speak in Japanese].

 

James: I know little bit of Japanese but your languages seems very different.

 

Khantu: No, no nothing like that. We have to leave now, it is time to say good bye.

 

James: Bye bye, “sayonara”

[Bantru excursion group left the place.]

 

James: John, this group is weird and their language is not Japanese at all.

 

John: Could be Korean, they may want to hide their identity.

 

James: Yea May be.

Next day

 

James saw news that there was UFO spotting in California near Sacramento River where they went to see starlings.

[James is member of alien hunting society, he opens his mobile starts doing something. Tom saw that.]

 

James: [Read out in loud] UFO spotting in California near Sacramento River.

 

John: ridiculous, just to gain attention, media shows such things.

 

James: No, in this case, these is some truth.

 

John: How can you think so?

 

James: There are couple of things, first periodical UFO spotting reported from Sacramento during this time for last few years and second those weird Japanese peoples.

[James was using his smart phone to do something.]

 

John: What are you doing?

 

James: I raised an alarm for weird encounter in Alien Hunter App.

 

John: Are you suspecting those Japanese were aliens?

 

James: No, just in case

 

John: But, Why are those Alien watching starlings?

 

James: Could be a tourism.

 

John: Oh. Those aliens may had been visiting the same place in the past as regular tourist program. And periodical UFO spotting is connecting to hypothesis.

 

James: Yup, I am thinking on similar lines.

 

Act2, Scene 3

[Place] Hokkaido Island, Japan

Narrator: After few months, team travelled to Hokkaido, Japan. Hokkaido in winter is truly sorcerous by the astonishing beauty of this stark land Hokkaido, here is a harmony of natural forms. Bantu team is visiting Hokkaido to experience such harmony.

 

Khantu: Things are getting difficult after successive meeting with James, now we need to pay extra attention to avoid mistakes. This time we will act as people from France a nation on Vasu. Also we will pretend that we are here to capture a documentary on crane dance.

 

Etma: I hope, we will not grab extra attention.

 

Huha: But, Why not Japanese?

 

Etma: Impersonating as Japanese in Japan will be more vulnerable.

[As they are imitating crew to capture documentary. A Japanese person came forward to meet them.]

     Japanese: Konichiwa, Hello

 

Khantu: bonjour, bonjour

 

Japanese: My name is Kaminaga, Are you French?

 

Khantu: Yes, know little bit English and no Japanese.

 

Kaminaga: Sorry I don’t know French. Sumimasen

 

[The Japanese guy left, Khantu feel relieved. After some time the Japanese person comes back and starts conversation. ]

Kaminaga: This is Tanaka san, He is good in French.

 

Tanaka: bonjour, je m'appelle Tanaka (My name is Tanaka)

 

Khantu: bonn jour, Je m'appelle Nathan

[Khantu started feeling nervous as he don’t want to carry on conversation.]

Tanaka: (In French) do you have permission to film the documentary?

 

Khantu: (In French) No, We are going to take permission, today we are here to just see crane dance and to plan our shoot which will be after couple of days.

 

Tanaka: (In French) No worries, before proceeding to shooting you have to show permission paper to authority Kaminaga san.

 

Khantu: Sure.

 

Kaminaga and Tanaka left where team was standing.

     Tanaka: I suspect, those tourist are not French. The person was not able to speak properly.

Kaminaga: They don’t have license with them, film maker usually carry shooting license. Few years’ back French people came here with license.

 

Tanaka: let me investigate it more. Probably, those guys are amateur film makers.

 

Kaminaga: Yea, it can be possibility.

[Tanaka stands there keeping some distance from team with careful eye on their activity.]

 

Etma: Those cranes are beautiful.

 

Khantu: Look over there a snow-covered field, two cranes raising their heads toward the sky, and call in unison. As they call, the pair begins to dance. The Red-crowned Cranes' unison dance is a ritual the pair will perform together many times over the years, to strengthen their lifelong bond. In Japanese tradition, the beloved crane is said to live 1,000 years and symbolizes longevity and they believes that folding a thousand cranes will fulfil your heart's desire.

 

[Group wearing cranes costume can dance on following song]

Celestial Crane Dance

 

sparkling rays of spring morning
standing tall on silvery glittering
dancing on stage of crunch crunching snow

 

wearing fabulous shining white chiffon
unveiling ruby on gleaming crown
dancing on stage of crunch crunching snow

bending heads and moving foots
beholding at the sky with unison calls
dancing on stage of crunch crunching snow

 

swifting here and swifting there
twirling in joy with companion of life
dancing on tune of crunch crunching snow

Etma: What a stunning dance it was? I would like to know more about cranes.

 

Khantu: There is interesting story, do you want to hear it now?

 

Huha, Istma: Yes, Please

 

Khantu: Once upon a time, there lived an elderly couple in a certain place. On a snowy day in winter, the old man was going to town to sell firewood, when he found a crane that was caught in a hunter's trap. Feeling sorry, he released the bird from the trap. That night while the snow fell violently, a beautiful girl came to the couple's house. According to her explanation, ever since her parents died, she had been traveling between relatives she had never met before, when she got lost and as a result would like to stay for one night. The couple heartily welcomed her into their home. The snow had not quite stopped the next day, and the day after that, as the girl remained in the house of the elderly couple. Meanwhile, the girl tirelessly took care of the couple, making them happy. One day, the girl asked the couple, instead of sending her off to meet relatives she had never met before, to please make her their daughter. The elderly couple was delighted to accept.

 

As she continued to help the old couple, one day she requested: "I would like to weave a cloth, so please buy me yarn". When she was handed the purchased yarn, she stated: "Please don't ever look in the room." to the couple; then hid in the room, and wove for three days straight without a break. "Sell this, and buy me more yarn", she told the couple. The cloth was very beautiful, and became the talk of the town immediately, and sold for a good price. With the new thread that was bought with the new money, their daughter wove another fabric with stunning workmanship, selling at a higher price and making the elderly couple wealthy.

However, when she confined herself to the room to weave a third piece, while the couple persevered in keeping the promise at first, they began to wonder how she wove such beautiful cloth. Unable to fight curiosity, the old lady took a peek inside. Where there should have been a girl was a crane. The crane plucked its own feathers to weave between the threads to produce a glittering cloth. Large portions of the wing had already been plucked out, leaving the crane in a pitiful state. In front of the shocked elderly couple, the daughter who finished weaving approached them, confessing that she was the crane that was saved. While she had intended to remain their daughter, she had to leave, as her true identity has been discovered. She turned back into a crane and flew into the sky, leaving behind the remorseful elderly couple.

 

[Tanaka came back to join group and he was walking towards other member of groups.]

 

Tanaka: (in French): How was crane dance?

 

Narrator: Itka was eager to show his skill on real time language interpreter, started conversation with Tanaka.

 

Etma: (in French) Bea..uti.. ful (He was not spontaneous)

 

Tanaka: (in French): Your French is bit different, are you from French main land?

 

Etma: (in French) No, we are alien (And he laughs). Just kidding, (For a while he think and says) we are from French Polynesia.

 

Tanaka: Merci beaucoup

Etma: Je vous remercie

 

Narrator: Still Tanaka has doubt, he reported to Alien hunting group in Japan about this encounter. Alien hunter group raise high alarm. James from United States of America saw this incident and he remember a weird encounter with Japanese people so he is quite sure that aliens are visiting earth.

 

Act2, Scene 4

Narrator: The alien hunting team collected all past alarm and they understand a sequence of visits in past. This sequence is like a tourist program. James volunteered for mission and he schedule visit to “The old Vic” waterloo road theatre which host plays for children’s during Christmas. James arrived two days before the play in waterloo to observe surrounding. He visited theatre to know different entries and he gather information about the school and class which were performing play. On the day of play James arrived much before to theatre.

[James had grown his