4115. “So,”
concluded the Rooster, as he explained his ideas to Otis, “I think you can
clearly understand that we have to give up for all time any desire to please
people with our art, and confine ourselves to our appropriate audience, that being birds, animals, and also nature in general, including inanimate objects.”
4116. Otis
could not help but agree with the Rooster, even though what he was saying was
troublesome for him. It is easy to see where they were bound to differ. Just consider
what a rooster’s encounter with people usually looks like, and compare that
with a dog’s life, if one considers Otis to be just another dog.
4117. Both Otis
and the Rooster had performed many times with a troupe of people, and most
recently they had worked together for the Fowler, presenting a form of
entertainment to spectators in the dog fighting rings.
4118. But as
soon as Otis disappeared, the Rooster went on the menu for dinner, and so it is
no wonder that he was anxious to concentrate on creating works for a more
appreciative audience. Otis did not have negative experiences to overcome,
on the contrary, he was simply in a quandary as to how to effectively translate
his concepts into a form people would be able to understand and appreciate.
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