A learning acquired in the West African Bush
The Crowing Rooster is a sign of the rising sun and the arrival of the dawn.
It's Nature's way of heralding the Lead Player of the day's show. Somewhat like the flourish of trumpets !
The biblical reference to this is when Jesus told Judas " You shall betray me #thrice before the rooster crows "
The Truth , as I discovered , is that the authentic dawn announcement is when the #Rooster crows #thrice
At times , during my trips to procure farm produce , I bedded down in villages . The night would be spent in rural buildings which also housed a rooster. No rural setting is complete without these birds
On one such occasion , in the village of a staff member , I spent the night in a barn with the rooster perched on the cross beam of the roof.
My kind host told me that I should stir only when the cock crowed thrice !
Native wisdom !
This rooster turned out to be a disturbed fellow who decided to crow in the middle of the night , but only once or sometimes twice.
I kept waking up and found myself lying awake wondering " How many times did he crow ? "
Interestingly , when he did crow thrice in succession that dawn actually arrived .
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