Kupa: So who are you then? Are you a minion? I was promised minions. Oh, maybe you are the butler then. Get me another drink. My champagne has gone flat.
Peghorn: Uh no. I am not sure what a minion is but I am pretty sure I am not a butler, I am Peghorn your Royal Richness on account of I keep standing on one foot all the time. 
Kupa: Oh dreadfully sorry, awfully decent of you then old chap. So you know where they keep the champers is then?(looking down) Horrors. Who are they? Who let them in? What do they want? Are they minions, they look like minions.
Peghorn: Um no, they would not be good minions. They are hens. In fact they are the hens of Son of Neanderthol Man. They are visiting. Actually they want to meet you your Royal Aloofness.
Kupa: I am not aloof I am shy. Peacocks are shy. And I am certainly not in the mood for a .. a plague of peasantry. All this newness is wearing me out. Send them off Peabody.
Peghorn: Horn. Peahorn. I mean PegHorn. As in Longhorn. Your Royal Shyness. 
(pause) I hope you don’t mind me asking though, your Royal Cockness, but are you really a peacock?
Kupa: Of course I am a peacock. What do you think I am…. an elephants foot? Don’t you know what a peacock looks like. ?
Peghorn: Well, we have never had one before on the farmy. There are legends of them living in this barn almost a hundred years ago though. It’s just that I thought you would be bigger. I mean I thought peacocks were bigger and you are like .. small.
Kupa: Small? Small ! I am not small! I am still growing. I am still young, I will have you know. I am only almost two.
Peghorn: Oops I am sorry. I did not mean you to take a fence or a gate or nothing.
Kupa: I am a peacock.. the decorative feature of the most beautiful gardens in the world! I am not by any stretch of the imagination – Small! My tail is starting to grow.. look!
Peghorn: Good, good. Yeah, I am with you buddy. Sorry. Don’t get your feathers in a flight.
Peghorn: So we have found a hole in the gate. Do you want to come for a walk.
Red Hen: Have you got any toast?
Kupa: Who is that? Is that one of the minions? What is she saying, she is mumbling. Speak up!
Red Hen: Have you got any Toast? I was just wondering you see I am awful partial to a piece of toast.
Kupa: Peglee.
Peghorn: Horn.
Kupa: I beg your pardon?
Kupa: Peghorn your Royal Blueness.
Kupa: Highness, Clothespeg. Your Royal Highness will do just fine.
Peghorn: Royal Highness. Peghorn.
Kupa: Oh Peghorn, Sorry old chap I am such a birdbrain at times. But I think that this minion is a few sandwiches short of a picnic. Do I look like a toaster?
Peghorn: No. Not really. You are shiny though.
Kupa: Peghorn?
Peghorn: Yes Your Royal Highness.
Kupa: Take that little brown hen away.
Peghorn: You just got to relax a bit your Royal Highness. I mean you got chicken feet just like the rest of us. You know what I mean. Why don’t you come down from there. There is a hole in the gate,we thought we would spring ya like! Little Brown Hen is a good sort. You’ll be Ok. So do you want to come for a walk? Do you eat grass we have some good grass.
Kupa: Well awfully kind and all that. There’s a good chap. Maybe tomorrow. I am simply Hanging in rags! Shattered my good man. Going to sleep now. 
Kupa: Maybe in the morning. And we really must discuss the state of the champagne, I cannot bear flat champagne.
Peghorn: OK. We will come back then, make sure you eat all that feed on your ledge so Miss C gives you more, she never feeds us enough and we like to share. We are supposed to be keeping the barn clean.
Kupa: Oh right, Top Show then, Jolly Good. See you in the morning then Peghorn, my good man. Oh Peghorn, as we are discussing names. I was thinking, Miss C has been calling me Kupa. Maybe you can call me The Duke of Kupa, I am only related to Royalty after all. Just to be clear. But I am a Duke and Kupa seems to fit.
Peghorn: Righto – Duke of Kupa. See you in the morning then Kupe the Duke! Ni Nigh!
Kupa: Duke of Kupa, Peghorn (sigh) It is so nice to have a name at last.
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Good morning. Today is Old Codger Day. So TonTon and I will be off to the retirement home. The Sheep’s Midwife will be checking in on Mama. We had a frost last night so all the tomatoes have been covered in buckets or blankets. I will check the asparagus when I come back and let you know how it fared.
Have a great day. The day has dawned bright and sunny! Time to get to work.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
83 responses to “Kupa the Peacock finds an unlikely friend”
Wonderful, so funny. I feel a children´s book coming on for you…does that make you the Duke of Kupa´s Handmaiden?!
Oh dear, well you could be right, at least that is probably how he sees it! c
Fantastic!
Does Kupa want a mate? I have several peahens here – love your blog which Lynda put me onto – yeeha!
Good morning and welcome! We love to see new faces at the farmy! have a great day! c
Pretty peacock. That blue!
Isn’t he the most divine colour, I feel like planting flowers in the garden to complement that colour! Morning Rosemary.. c
Kupa is gorgeous!! Love the picture where they are looking up at him. Can’t wait to see him spread his feathers!
Have a wonderful day visiting the Old Codger. I’m off to shop for groceries and prepare for Easter.
~April
Ah Easter.. lots of eating to do!! .. c
Hello, Cecilia,
My sister clued me into this blog which I am thoroughly enjoying. She knows I love dogs particularly border collies. She met you and TonTon at the nursing home last month. She mentioned her brother-in-law is also a photographer. Kupa is beautiful–just like TonTon. And I had to laugh when Peghorn said to Kupa “I mean you got chicken legs like the rest of us!”
Welcome Patricia and yes I do remember your sister. How lovely to see you! What a surprise! c
Are you related to Johnny Morris by any chance? 😀 You have had me in fits of laughter – peaking with “Take that little brown hen away” The Duke is a star and as for Peghorn and the minions…. I think this is the funniest thing I have ever read on a blog, ever !!!! Have a wonderful Easter and bless you and yours Joanna
Wonderful Joanna, I love to laugh! and love to make you laugh! c
Beautiful, and that Peghorn is a stunner too! They are both so shiny and brightly colored.
~ Lynda
Morning Lynda, this is turning out to be a colourful farmy! c
Kupa looks very cozy over there and so great that he is making friends! It’s nice to see someone take him under their wing 🙂
He certainly has visitors now, or is it his Court! c
Joanna’s right – you could be Johnny Morris’ long lost cousin – there’s a job waiting for you at London Zoo!
I love the last but one picture, though Kupa does remind me a bit of a vulture from Disney’s Jungle book 😉
Oh thank you for the link, i was not sure.. and yeah that would be a fun job! For sure,,. c
His voice overs for Animal Magic and Tales From the Riverbank were fantastic 😉
Such drama in your barn!
It is a fun place to be.. morning audrey!
Hahaha.. good one.. I hope you won’t take “a-fence”.. hilarious! What must those barnyard fowl be thinking, eh? I imagine you’ve got it just right! And yes.. it should be a book!! xoxo and Have a Wonderful Easter!! xoxo
Happy Easter Smidge! c
Love it! Everyone needs Minions…though I once got an odd look from Upper Management for calling my employees that. 😉
Have a lovely day at the Old Folks’ Home!
They did not understand or maybe you spoke their inner words out loud! c
A lovely afternoon read C.
🙂 Mandy
Morning?afternoon Mandy! c
Every day your menagerie gets bigger–to me. Somehow I had missed the peacock. Happy Easter Weekend to everyone.
Yup, growing at the rate of knots, or it would if mama would get busy! c
Your dialogues are wonderful, Celi. “Clothes Peg” and the fixation on champagne.
Every peacock likes champagne! c
LOVE YOUR STORY!!!! Perfect you speak fowl!!!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
I have a fowl mouth (well someone had to say it!! ) c