Meaning of the expression gossiping rosy pastors in Ruskin bond's story adventures in a banyan
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‘Gossiping rosy pastors’
The above expression is used in the store ‘Adventures in a banyan tree’ written by Ruskin Bond.
The author uses the expression when describing a banyan tree. In the spring, his banyan tree was full of small red figs. Birds of all kinds would flock together. One set of such birds are gossiping rosy-pastors which are parrots and crows which squabbles with each other all the time.
Pastors are known to be so talkative. Crows and parrots are compared to pastors but they are also sweet and rosy. They gossiped with each other all day long like the way pastors talk continuously.
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Explanation:
In the story, Ruskin Bond talks about a banyan tree that came to life during the monsoon season. It became full of berries. Although humans could not eat the berries, several birds gathered on the tree to feast on them.
These birds also included the gossipy rosy pastors. By gossipy rosy pastors, the author refers to rosy starling birds that are known to always stay in groups chirp all the time. Perhaps that's why Ruskin Bond calls them gossipy rosy pastors.