Do Sparrows speak Spanish

The sparrow hopped up to me, brave little chap,

Cocked his head to one side; gave his small wings a flap.

He let  out a chirp , then a whistle, then SAID

"Good Morning , kind sir!" winked and nodded his head.


"You SPOKE." I gasped, stunned. "But how can that be?"

"We speak English and Spanish - (sporadically) -

'spect sparrows spoke Spartan in days of old Greece

And would swear in Swahili, disturbing the peace."


"But  how many languages do you all speak?"

"I really don't know, some have Latin and Greek

Even ancient Egyptian! ..... Don't be in denial!

Be careful, that river  has huge crocodiles!"


"It's been very interesting talking to you."

Said the sparrow succintly, "Now it's time I flew."

I watched the wee winger, vanish from view,

Leaving me to persuade you that all this is true!