by Lucia Horatia Adamas » Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:35 pm
L. Horatia Adamas omnibus S.P.D.
Raptim…but last night I could not get logged in at all. Apparently there was something wrong with the authentication server. My user name and / or password were incorrect, or so said the contraption.
In addition to the points raised by other respondents, I think it might be reasonable to note that the chicken might be a rooster, and therefore unlikely to lay any eggs, and that wild chickens in general may be more muscular, and less fat, than the domestic version, many of which are confined to small cages, but well fed. Wild ones also can fly…given the popularity of chicken wings these days, perhaps even the domestic ones will regain that ability if let out of their cages.
If someone cooked a chicken on an island, it is likely that someone would see and / or smell the smoke, and perhaps find the intestines, etc., which are not edible. Most of us don't eat the bones, either. Secrecy would seem to be unlikely.
To me, the fairest solution would be to share the bird with everyone alike. The pregnant woman may not even realize that she is pregnant; nothing is said about how far along she is, or whether she knows that she is pregnant. Some women continue to menstruate for at least the first trimester of a pregnancy, and some have very irregular cycles. All we know is that she is pregnant, but not whether she is aware of this, or how this determination was made, or when it was made. If she is in the first trimester, and particularly if pregnant with a girl, she might also vomit the food, which is counterproductive to the group and herself, especially if granted an extra ration. It might be wise to give her something else first, and see if it stays down. Too, fish might be available near an island...
As mentioned, too, some of the group may be vegetarians / vegans…but I know some Hindus who consider American beef perfectly fine food, since 'American cows aren't holy' (whereas Indian ones are holy), and was rather surprised at one restaurant dinner I had with some acquaintances, at which a vegetarian / vegan ordered a Buffalo burger…bison are not vegetables, fruits, or grains; they are animals. There was also the Jewish lady my mom knew who liked "lamb" made from the hind leg of a pig….
Add that Bengali Hindus refer to fish and seafood as 'jalapushpa,' and have no problems eating any of these 'water lilies,' and that Punjabis consider poultry as non-meat as well; for them, chicken is a fine vegetable. In an emergency, people may eat things they ordinarily would refuse. Consider what was served by the Third Reich…so we cannot be certain that any vegetarian in this group would refuse chicken.
On the "Survivor" program, in which 16 people are marooned on islands or other jungle-type sites, the producers sometimes offer three chickens to the hungry participants: two hens, and a rooster. The rooster gets sacrificed first, as he cannot lay eggs, but the participants may forget that eggs are more likely to result if the hens are visited (shall we say) by the rooster...
Valete!