Sun, 13 Apr 2008
Film: the story of the weeping camel
Just now, a movie was on TV. This was a non-fiction film, but it was still a story, rather than just a simple documentary or something; it only wasn't scripted or anything similar. The film is about a group of shepherds in Mongolia, who not only own sheep, but also camels, for transport. One of these camels gave birth to a rare white camel; however, the mother does not accept the young for some reason, despite the shepherds' best efforts.
Eventually, however, they did succeed in calming the mother, and persuading her to accept the young. What really blew me away, however, is how they did that:
By using music. Incredible.
So, next time you need to calm down a camel, here is the procedure:
- Go by camel to the nearest town, and fetch a violinist.
- By way of a blue piece of cloth, attach the violin to the camel's side, and allow the wind to blow against the snares, so that it makes sound. The camel will start to make sound too, the tone of which will sound suspiciously close to the tone produced by the violin.
- Get a soprano to sing, while having her gently touch the camel's side. Preferably one who can sing incredibly beautiful. No, really.
- After half a minute or so, have the violinist join in.
- After yet a few more minutes, slowly and gently bring the young to the mother. Have the young drink some of the milk.
- The mother will now accept the young, while she was aggressive if you even brought the young anywhere near her.
Words cannot express how incredible this is. I mean, sure, music can have an effect on one's emotions; and if this is true for human beings, I'm sure the same can be said for animals. But this? Whoa.
