5. The little bird in its natural habitat (lines 593-707)
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0593 Room In_Bird_Chamber "Orange River Chamber"
0594 with name 'orange' 'river' 'chamber',
0595 description
0596 "You are in a splendid chamber thirty feet high.
0597 The walls are frozen rivers of orange stone.
0598 An awkward canyon and a good passage exit from east and west sides of the chamber.",
0599 e_to In_Awkward_Sloping_E_W_Canyon,
0600 w_to At_Top_Of_Small_Pit,
0601 has nodwarf;
0602
0603 Object -> little_bird "little bird"
0604 with name 'cheerful' 'mournful' 'little' 'bird',
0605 initial "A cheerful little bird is sitting here singing.",
0606 before [;
0607 Examine:
0608 if (self in wicker_cage)
0609 "The little bird looks unhappy in the cage.";
0610 "The cheerful little bird is sitting here singing.";
0611 Insert:
0612 if (second == wicker_cage)
0613 <<Catch self>>;
0614 else
0615 "Don't put the poor bird in ", (the) second, "!";
0616 Drop, Remove:
0617 if (self in wicker_cage) {
0618 print "(The bird is released from the cage.)^^";
0619 <<Release self>>;
0620 }
0621 Take, Catch:
0622 if (self in wicker_cage)
0623 "You already have the little bird.
0624 If you take it out of the cage it will likely fly away from you.";
0625 if (wicker_cage notin player)
0626 "You can catch the bird, but you cannot carry it.";
0627 if (black_rod in player)
0628 "The bird was unafraid when you entered,
0629 but as you approach it becomes disturbed and you cannot catch it.";
0630 move self to wicker_cage;
0631 give wicker_cage ~open;
0632 "You catch the bird in the wicker cage.";
0633 Release:
0634 if (self notin wicker_cage)
0635 "The bird is not caged now.";
0636 give wicker_cage open;
0637 move self to location;
0638 if (Snake in location) {
0639 remove Snake;
0640 "The little bird attacks the green snake,
0641 and in an astounding flurry drives the snake away.";
0642 }
0643 if (Dragon in location) {
0644 remove self;
0645 "The little bird attacks the green dragon,
0646 and in an astounding flurry gets burnt to a cinder.
0647 The ashes blow away.";
0648 }
0649 "The little bird flies free.";
0650 ],
0651 life [;
0652 Give:
0653 "It's not hungry. (It's merely pinin' for the fjords).
0654 Besides, I suspect it would prefer bird seed.";
0655 Order, Ask, Answer:
0656 "Cheep! Chirp!";
0657 Attack:
0658 if (self in wicker_cage)
0659 "Oh, leave the poor unhappy bird alone.";
0660 remove self;
0661 "The little bird is now dead. Its body disappears.";
0662 ],
0663 has animate;
0664
0665 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0666
0667 Room At_Top_Of_Small_Pit "At Top of Small Pit"
0668 with name 'top' 'of' 'small' 'pit',
0669 description
0670 "At your feet is a small pit breathing traces of white mist.
0671 A west passage ends here except for a small crack leading on.
0672 ^^
0673 Rough stone steps lead down the pit.",
0674 e_to In_Bird_Chamber,
0675 w_to "The crack is far too small for you to follow.",
0676 d_to [;
0677 if (large_gold_nugget in player) {
0678 deadflag = 1;
0679 "You are at the bottom of the pit with a broken neck.";
0680 }
0681 return In_Hall_Of_Mists;
0682 ],
0683 before [;
0684 Enter:
0685 if (noun == PitCrack)
0686 "The crack is far too small for you to follow.";
0687 ],
0688 has nodwarf;
0689
0690 Scenic -> "small pit"
0691 with name 'pit' 'small',
0692 description "The pit is breathing traces of white mist.";
0693
0694 Scenic -> PitCrack "crack"
0695 with name 'crack' 'small',
0696 description "The crack is very small -- far too small for you to follow.";
0697
0698 Scenic "mist"
0699 with name 'mist' 'vapor' 'wisps' 'white',
0700 description
0701 "Mist is a white vapor, usually water, seen from time to time in caverns.
0702 It can be found anywhere but is frequently a sign of a deep pit leading down to water.",
0703 found_in
0704 At_Top_Of_Small_Pit In_Hall_Of_Mists On_East_Bank_Of_Fissure
0705 At_Window_On_Pit_1 At_West_End_Of_Hall_Of_Mists In_Misty_Cavern
0706 In_Mirror_Canyon At_Reservoir At_Window_On_Pit_2 On_Sw_Side_Of_Chasm;
0707
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