You will NEVER believe what happened today!!! I met Julius Caesar!!!! Yes, I know it sounds totally crazy, but it actually happened! Caesar is SUPER famous, and all of my friends are really jealous that I was selected. Alright, alright, I know that you want to hear all about it! So, Julius-yeah, we're on a first name basis! I think I might faint! Anyway, he's waging war on a place called..Guam? Yeah. And now that everyone knows how reliable pigeons are as a form of communication, he decided to use us too. Wow, we've come so far from being that cool new idea back with the Persians, what, 500 years ago? Everyone wants us now. So, Julius is using us a messengers between armies for military things, and today I got to deliver a message to him. He touched my leg!!! I felt so important, being so close to the biggest celebrity of the Roman Empire. Me and my friend, currently named Flavia (another pigeon) were screaming about it together for about an hour! The reason that I said her name was currently Flavia is because these humans really like naming us. Every next one gives us a different name. I think I've had maybe 10 different ones in my life so far? Ah, I must get back to the topic at hand! My keeper, the person in charge of all the pigeons, said that they had picked me for a REALLY IMPORTANT message, because I'm one of only 20 pigeons that have been here since the start. Flavia is one of them too. She's my best friend. Everyone has been leaving us, slowly. I am so glad that I still have my loved ones. Well, anyway. See you next time!
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Flying Back Home
Historical FictionHello there, dear reader. I would tell you my name, but it's changed so many times over the thousands of years of my life, that I wouldn't be able to recall it if I tried. All you need to know is that I am a passenger pigeon, or I was, at least, in...
