What Made Him Say Geez?

Can we go now? asks the first Tzeet.

Okay, says Roo-kai.

Safe journey, says the clamorous reed warbler.

Thank you, says Roo-kai.

Whereabouts in Tasmania are you headed? asks the clamorous reed warbler.

I'm not going, says Roo-kai. I'm just seeing them onto the ferry. 

So, where are you parrots headed? asks the reed warbler.

We don't really know, says a Tzeet.

Devonport, says Roo-kai. 

Then what? asks the second Tzeet.

Fly south west, until you reach Melaleuca, says Roo-kai.

Geez, says the clamorous reed warbler.

Right, says Roo-kai. Let's go.

The two Tzeets and Roo-kai rise into the air and fly above the road to Geelong.

Why did he say geez? asks a Tzeet. Won't it be easy?

What would he know? says Roo-kai.

Yes what would he know? He's just a reed warbler.

But Roo-kai feels bad.

He imagines the Tzeets arriving in Devonport, on the ferry.

Emerging from the dark of the movie theatre (if that's where they've hidden)

Cars, human passengers, tumult and chaos.

It might seem overwhelming.

We'll think of a plan, says Roo-kai.

You could come with us, says the first Tzeet. We'd feel safer with you.

I have other commitments, says Roo-kai. 

It's one more day, says the second Tzeet.

We'll see, says Roo-kai.

Ideally another bird will be catching the ferry.

Perhaps a migrating wader.

He could strike up a conversation. Going to Tassie? Nice day for it. I wonder if you'd mind taking these orange-bellied parrots under your wing? 

Sure why not? the stint or curlew would reply.

And on arrival in Devonport, would you point them in the direction of Melaleuca? Roo-kai would add.

Pleasure, the stint or curlew would say.

Roo-kai feels satisfied he has solved the Tzeets' problems.

I wonder what the movie will be, on the ferry? says one Tzeet.

Let's hope we haven't already seen it, says the other.

Not likely, says the first one. We've only seen one movie.

What was it? asks Roo-kai.

Kung Fu Panda, says the first Tzeet.

Where did you see it? asks Roo-kai.

At the zoo, says the second Tzeet. 

Roo-kai wonders under what circumstances this could have happened.