Though cautioning against taking this story literally, Chomsky insists that "it may be closer to reality than many other fairy tales that are told about evolutionary processes, including language."
Walau memperingatkan untuk tidak menangkap cerita tersebut terlalu harfiah, Chomsky bersikeras bahwa "ia mungkin lebih mendekati kenyataan daripada dongeng lainnya yang mengatakan tentang proses-proses evolusioner, termasuk bahasa".