Well, after his astonishment was a little over at this, I pointed to him to run and fetch the bird I had shot, which he did, but stayed some time; for the parrot, not being quite dead, had fluttered away a good distance from the place where she fell: however, he found her, took her up, and brought her to me; and as I had perceived his ignorance about the gun before, I took this advantage to charge the gun again, and not to let him see me do it, that I might be ready for any other mark that might present; but nothing more offered at that time: so I brought home the kid, and the same evening I took the skin off, and cut it out as well as I could; and having a pot fit for that purpose, I boiled or stewed some of the flesh, and made some very good broth.
Poichè questo primo terrore fu alcun poco chetato, gli comandai di andare a prendere il pappagallo ucciso, la qual cosa egli fece; ma indugiò alcun poco a portarmelo, perchè quell’uccello non essendo morto del tutto svolazzo un bel tratto lontano dal sito ove cadde; ciò non ostante giunse a trovarlo. Mentre aspettava che tornasse con la preda, io, già accortomi dei falsi giudizi fermati da Venerdì intorno allo schioppo, profittai di quest’intervallo per ricaricarlo senza essere veduto da lui per trovarmi lesto al primo tiro che capitasse; ma niun altro se ne presentò lungo la via nel nostro tornare a casa.