Some new Talls came one day. They brought someone like me. While you and your packs discussed lofty things, she and I sat and stared at each other. 

 She twittered, a funny sound. She couldn't stop moving, always looking, always watching the Talls and getting excited. I marveled at her. 

"Strange creatures, aren't they?" she said. 

But I didn't know what to say. 

They certainly were, but a creature isn't so strange if you love it.