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.
Zoodra hij van zijne eerste verbazing wat bekomen was, gelastte ik hem den vogel te gaan halen, hetgeen hij deed, maar eenigen tijd wegbleef, want ik had hem slechts aangeschoten, en hij was een eind weegs weggefladderd. Terwijl hij hem opzocht, maakte ik van deze gelegenheid gebruik om mijn geweer weder te laden, daar hij van hetzelve nog niets begreep, zonder dat hij het zag, opdat ik, als hij terug kwam, gereed mogt zijn als zich eenig ander wild opdeed, hetgeen echter thans het geval niet was.