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the girl with the bird
day 253: [嘉峪关 - (jiayuguan)] = 0km
It usually doesn’t rain much in this part of the country - but today it definitely did:
We were hanging out in the hotel lobby writing postcards, having tea and reading books, while everyone outside was getting drenched:
And then it suddenly stopped - the sun came back out, and the wetness disappeared:
…
Just as I was standing outside taking watery pictures, I noticed this girl:
I had seen her go out of her way to help an old man get a taxi during the rainstorm. The girl and the old man didn’t seem to know each other, and I figured, maybe she just likes to help other people.
Then I noticed her bird:
She had found a little bird that didn’t seem to want to fly anymore:
So she talked to it and blew air on it, and moved her hand up and down for the little bird to flap its wings:
People were standing around watching, and I was right next to her taking pictures, but she didn’t seem to care.
Or maybe she didn’t notice.
…
In the German language “to have a bird” means being crazy.
…
When the little bird finally went airborne and disappeared into the shady crown of a tree, she stood there watching:
And I stood there too, knowing not what to think.
Robozwerg says:
“Every time I come to China it’s the same thing: the sky gets dark and it starts to rain.”
Soundtrack: 布仁巴雅尔 (burenbayaer) - “吉祥三宝 (the happy three)”
—total: 3286,2km
July 20th, 2008 at 1:06 am
tja robozwerg, dann solltest du mal drüber nachdenken ob du die regenwolken nicht hinter dir herziehst wie ein magnet…
tröste dich, hier regnets auch. und überhaupt alles mist. jürgi holt puck auch nachher ab, ihr füßchen ist ganz kaputt jetzt, weil sie daran rumnagt. wünsch euch beiden noch einen schönen tag, lasst es euch gut gehen! 
July 20th, 2008 at 5:05 am
well…..maybe she actually IS an angel?!
however a cool thing to see. its the little things that matter.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:58 am
wie schön sie doch ist.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
anca, war auch mein Gedanke. Chris, warum hast du sie nicht angesprochen?
July 20th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
The little human stories that you witness - short and poignant - bring this great adventure of yours down to the personal level where we can all relate to the experience. This one about the girl and the bird is beautiful.
And how long will Robozwerg keep you company?
July 21st, 2008 at 10:59 am
Jaja, is klar, in Wahrheit geht es doch nicht um den Vogel…
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 am
Hehe, lange nicht mehr so etwas süßes gesehen. Sie sieht wirklich aus wie ein Engel
und der Vogel scheint es zu genießen 
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:20 am
…was für eine wunderschöne Frau! , wie eine schwertschwingende Kämpferin aus einem Yimou-Zhang-Film.
(ok, ich dachte, ich schreibe was neues, aber wie ich sehe, denken alle Männer hier so…)
Aber John hat auch vollkommen recht!
July 25th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Becci: Armes Pucki…
Patrick: I thought so too.
anca: …
Momo: Mir ist nichts eingefallen.
John: He’ll be around for a couple of weeks. Isn’t that awesome?
Florian (Flo Li Anh): ?
Marc: Ein sehr braver Vogel, fand ich.
andy: Yes, John is often right.