Chances are you might have encountered atleast one time this scene in India, and probably have been in the hot seat just to see what lies ahead for you. Welcome to the tarot reading parrots of India. From big cities to remote villages one can find men carrying a small wooden cage with thin bars sitting in the shade of a tree on a straw mat. In front are the tarot cards spread in a black jack style, so much that you get tempted to sit and try a hand out. Not for the game though. You sit and give your hand while he tries out your luck. He opens the cage and a beautiful parrot comes out, picks up a card and rushes into the cage as if its too shy to come out of home. I dont know how they train these parrots but they get addicted to those cages biting on a half guava which occupies half of the cage. Its really ironic. Thats the reason I have never been in the hot seat. Although I have seen people trying it out and most of the time the man speaks almost the same stuff about miseries, friendship, betrayal etc. Seems people have unity in something after all.
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