This is a story in Simon's Kika planned book  "The Songbirds they have all learnt to Sing" .   The songs they sing are "Proverbial". Setting Goa,  "Claudia House". the ancestral house of the Kikas. The four-day gathering of the Kika Clan A number of events are planned. This is probably  the last  gathering that takes place every ten years, as the last of the Kikas  do not have any children.  Those that also above and have past away attend. This is one of the speeches made by Simon Kika.    The Master of Ceremonies Trevor announces the speech to be made by Simon , after the evening meal.   The two bands "The Penguins", and "The Bombay Sandpipers", have just played.   “ Ladies and Gentlemen, Please close your eyes. Imagine you are in Goa walking along the beach at 7 am in the morning  bare foot. You hear the quiet lapping of water on the shore, the crabs scurrying on the sand as soon as danger approaches r...