The day started off as being just another day in the life of an ordinary person. Nothing special. At least I was alive and able to experience the pleasures of life. I let the dog out and made sure he did his wee. He’s only a puppy and it is important to ensure they are properly trained at an early age. His name is KAOS and he is a Jack Russell crossed with a miniature fox terrier. He is just soooo adorable and smart.
Anyway, after the morning ritual, I left KAOS alone to explore the garden while I went and tended to my other animal ‘family.’ I am fortunate that a couple of wild ducks decided that my swimming pool was an excellent place to have and raise a family.
The DUCKLINGS were only 24 hours old and they were making such a din, wanting to be fed. Who was I to argue? I obliged with delight and fed them bread which I had broken up into small pieces. Watching them feed was like watching piranha on steroids!
I live in an inner suburb of a large city, and to have these wild ducks and ducklings in my pool, was absolutely fantastic. It was hard to pull myself away from watching their antics, but I had to check and see what KAOS was up to. Probably no good, I thought to myself, as I returned to the rear of my yard where I had left him to his own devices.
As I reached the corner of the house, I saw KAOS just standing there, rigid, staring straight ahead at the plants in the corner. Birds, I thought, maybe a lizard or even a cat has grabbed his attention. Boy, how wrong I was!
There, under my rather large Schefflera actinophylla, sorry, my umbrella plant, was a small, green … ALIEN!
To say I was surprised is the understatement of the Century – ANY Century!
KAOS started to bark incessantly which scared our little visitor, who quickly disappeared out of sight under one of the large leaves. I quickly picked KAOS up and put him inside and closed the door. I remained looking in the direction of where our little green man was. I didn’t want him to move or disappear without me having the opportunity to investigate further. I wasn’t scared at all because it is something I have wanted to happen for years.
What? Well, haven’t you ever wondered about the existence of other life forms? Well I have, and to actually have one in my yard … PRICELESS!
I cautiously approached the area where I had last seen him, not wishing to startle him in any way, assuming of course, that it was a him. My mind was racing. If I could communicate with him in any way, shape or form, what information could I learn that is not known by any other human being on the planet? Now that may sound a little conceited and self-indulging, but hey, I wasn’t expecting this to happen and my brain wasn’t processing my thoughts too clearly.
Although he was hiding under the largest leaf on the plant, he was still easy to spot. He had enormous ears and these were clearly visible. I knelt down so as to not appear intimidating and, in a very quiet voice, I asked him what his name was. I actually fell over backwards when he answered, “Q.” When I had gathered my composure, my next question to him was, “Where are you from, Q?” Again, he repeated, “Q.”
“OK, Q from Q,” I said, “what is your mission here on Earth.” If you think I have watched too many alien-type movies to utter such rubbish, you are right! Again, what would you ask? My little green alien responded with “Q.” OK, limited vocabulary I thought to myself. I extended my hand in a friendly manner to display that I meant him no harm. The bushes rustled and Q come out of hiding. WOW! Already, a display of trust and ‘friendship’ had been formed between two strangers. (strange being the operative word.)
As Q revealed himself in full, I couldn’t help but notice that he was clutching something. On closer inspection, I found it was a part of a dictionary, and you can no doubt guess which part. You got it! It was the section containing the letter Q. There it was, in bold, at the top of the page. Not knowing our language, and finding that old and torn part of the dictionary, he had ‘adopted’ it as being his standard answer for everything. Pretty clever when you come to think of it, but totally useless to me for communication purposes.
Q allowed me to carefully pick him up and carry him inside the house. By this time, KAOS had worn himself out from barking and had curled up in his bed and had gone to http://myriad2020.com/images/K2.jpg sleep. This enabled me to ‘stash’ Q in the spare room without alarming KAOS and it also meant that Q didn’t get unnecessarily startled either. Now I faced a dilemma. What, if anything, do you feed an alien? Does he drink anything? Is he in fact hungry or thirsty? No good asking him, he doesn’t understand and would just answer Q anyway!
What I did next was the BEST thing I could have ever done under the circumstances.
I went and found the biggest dictionary I could find, put the radio on, and left Q to his own devices as I excitedly ran to the telephone and rang my daughter to advise her of my remarkable discovery and experience. No, she didn’t believe me, but I half expected her not too. After hanging up the telephone, I silently chuckled to myself, “Just wait until she gets home. Won’t SHE be SURPRISED!?”
That is the REAL account of how I come to meet and be involved with an Alien. He now has a better vocabulary at his command than I do, and often corrects me when I use incorrect words or grammar. Because he was happy to be associated with the letter Q, being the first and only thing he knew before we met, I named him Qalian, Q for short, because he is now an Australian, so it was obvious to me that this should be how he is referred to. He likes it by the way, which is a good thing.
If you would like to learn more about QALIANQalian and see pictures of him and his family, (yes, he has family), he would love to meet you too. Simply click his name and you will be transported immediately! (You can even check out the webpage in his own, recently learned vocabulary. It’s AWESOME!)
