The first thing I thought of when Jed posted this challenge on Sunday was the song ‘I wanna be like you’ from the Jungle Book. It’s been stuck in my head ever since bursting forth from my mouth on several occasions.
I liked the idea of being some sort of ape / monkey like creature, swinging from branch to branch, eating banana’s and generally monkeying around, but I figured that all that strenuous activity would take it’s tole on my arms and the banana’s would bind me up. Kinda crap (literally) when you’re swinging from branches, having fun and you’re hit with the sudden urge to visit a rest room, or the Pee Pee Le Poo Palace as it would be called in the jungle!
So I had a rethink, and decided that I would want to fly. Imagine being able to soar high above the treetops, a real birds eye view of the world below.
I pondered which bird I would want to be. There’s the Toucan which used to feature on old Guinness post cards, that could be a good choice, but nay I thought to myself, that would turn me into a bad Queen. If anyone were to disrespect my realm, I would be worried that I would don the catchphrase ‘Toucan play at that game’, before dishing out a fitting punishment. Back to the drawing board.
A few others were researched and disregarded, including the parrot…including the parrot. You can see why I decided against it. You can see why…..ok ok we get the idea!
I figured that if I was to be the ruler of my domain then I needed to be something fairly majestic, so I Googled eagles, and there it was, The Harpy Eagle.
According to a very reputable source (ahem Wikipedia) this species of bird was the inspiration behind the design of Fawkes the Phoenix in the Harry Potter films. What more proof did I need that I had made the right choice.
Ladies and gentlemen I introduce to you, the ruler of The Indie Eejie Islands, The Harpy Eejity Eagle!
Be nice, behave and most of all be wary, or I will punish you with le poop on le head!
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Inspired by this weeks ‘Okay, What if?’ writing challenge! There is still time to put your own spin on it!
The Indecisive Eejit 
That’s so funny, I thought about calling you Indy before you gave me your name.
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I was going to call myself it, but my own name won out in the end lol
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Le Poop…le Head! I love that! Great post!
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Lol thank you! Tell your crew to be good, with the shenanigans they get up to, they could be the first patrons of the poop lol
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Lol!
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If it’s good enough for Harry Potter it must be pretty awesome. Fun post. Thanks for linking to the challenge
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I forgot to link my entry, then I realised the pingbacks are working again :-)
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That’s a great picture! Very impressive. I wouldn’t dare to mess with you. At all…
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Lol you would. You’d make faces then run and hide
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I would! Especially because I’d probably be a peacock: beautiful and cocky but pretty useless and not a fast runner!
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Lol get writing it!
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You just triggered the writing geek in me…
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Good! I can’t wait to read it :-)
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Lol, the Indie Eejie Islands sound like amazing tourist attractions!
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I’ll take you up in the sky for a birds eye view :)
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Excellent pick. I love harpy eagles. They are a fantastic and powerful creature. As good a pick as this is, being an ape isn’t so bad a choice. The Kinks can explain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqd-EG8p64k
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Lol I love the Kinks, not heard that tune in ages! You do realise it’s going to spill forth from my lips this week now..FFS! lol
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roflmao —- oh you do so have a turn of phrase and words “The Harpy Eejity Eagle!” Love the islands and will most definitely be handing over *my* crown upon arrival! Cheers and great post! :)
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Nah you can keep your crown, there is room for us both, you’ll be a visiting dignitary, is that the right word lol
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Whoo hoo! Special status! Yup — that is the precise phrase — but if it pleases you, I’ll just meander off for a break, in the jungly bits ;)
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Lol My kingdom is your kingdom :-)
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cool ;)
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