The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-17
MYNAH M0kE
A FINANCIER
SECURES DR.. ClRTER'S CHECKS
FALL INTO FAME BY DROPPING
FROM cocosNUT
TREE NEST.
Bird Becomes . LineUist-TslSs 10
Papa" ard Mama" and Asks for
~ksukau"-Sustsins Severe Loss
BY Family indiscretion-Goes
wsoine and Starts housekeeping.

The mynsh bird is SO common In
these Islands that only few people
take the trouble to notice the saga
city ~ the little fellows who live in
The trees az gardens every where.
Many people do not even know that
ae is easily tanned when caught young
a1d that be can acquire the faculty Of
Uronouuciug words very readily An
interesting example ~ a tame and
talking u1ynah bird IS found at Ma
tao. DIT Carter's place. on the other
side 81 the island. and Moke, or
Moses. for such is this mynah's name
is known % almost every one who
Gas visited the doctor.
Hoke Falls Into Fame.
Moke simply fell into fame and
fortune by dropping ont Of his par
entail nest in a cocoanut tree when h
vas Young. innocent and by no means
beautiful He was taken into the
house hv DR.. Carter and fed with
bread and milk until be- vas able to
look ont for himself He soon grew
into hne bird and began 10 fly
about but although his wings we're
never clipped or ANY other restriction
put on his liberty he always stayed
around the house
II was at this period that Moke &C
ouired a knowledge OF the human Ian
guaZe Every morning Moke would
come dying in through the window to
attend breakfast He would FIRST an
nouncs himself as "Moke" He would
then ray his respects to DR.. and Mrs
Carter by saying Papa and Mama.
Finlly b announced the object of his
visit by saying "kaukau. whereupon
boo would stalk around on the table
selecting bits Of food from the differ
cnt plates.
McKee, Costly Indiseretion.
When ne was about eight months
old a slight indiscretion with another
mynah's wife cost Moke two toes and
the irate husband also pulled out
much OF MoEes newly acquired feath-
,r coat.
Mcke Immediately went to DR. Car
ter. as hs always did when he was in
trouble. and got patched up. The les
son had evidently beeA good one.
for as soon as Moke was presentable
srain he went a'wooing and won a
Young lady mynah bird with whom he
started housekeeping In cocoanut
tree near the house.
Here Moke built what must have
been the finest nest for miles. He
invaded the house and stole anything
hg could lay his claws on.
Moke Finaneier.
Cotton. bread. bills. receipts aud
cigarette papers disappeared in such
quantities that at last the doctor
found D; necessary to make a raid on
Nuke's nest. as & couple of checks
we're missing. Notwithstanding Moke's
evident disgust his nest was searched
and the missing papers found together
with a Heterogeneous collection of
things which had been missing from
time TO time.
4 short while afterwards Moke was
llF>St.t WIKI an aANAtAVu ~ MS FANNY
which took up so much of his atten-
ton that from being somewhat OF a
dude he became a hard working. seri-
Gus bird He seemed 10 forget his
vocabulary also. it being character
istic that the only word he used
was ~kaukGu"
Moke's Wife Tanned.
Moke stiIl lives and reigns at Ma
kao. He Is the boss of the mynah
bird colony at that place, probably
because Of the wealth which his as
ISOLATION with humanity enables him
TO acquire. Moke's wife has also be
come quite tame and will come up on
the window sin during meals. while
Noke takes her choice bits from the
fable
DR.. Carter has made it a point 10
observe the life of other mynahs
closely and has found that these in
telligent birds possess many interest.
ing traits which are well worth no
s.-G.g