A job particularly close to Paola’s heart as she cohabits with several
parrots.
It was proposed to the FAZ magazine and published in June 1993.

What Paola tries to convey,as in most of her animal stories , is the
place animals have in the human imagination and mithology.

In the case of parrots personal fiorst hand experience certainly played a part.

Several pieces were reused by other specialized publications as The
Journal of Avian Medicine.