Would you believe the alarm on my phone is the Shama des Indes from Oiseaux exotiques?

Actually, yes, I suppose you would.

Just for clarity, was it an avian rook, or a chess-piece?  It may make all the difference.....

Tommo

It is clear to me that Ruby2 dream means that many good things are going to come to her. She is flying a kite. So she will soar up in the sky of happiness. People tied with string are good wishers and friends. They all cheer her up and are happy for her good fortunes.
The rock on the string is not surprising thing because though Rubby2 will have such good fortune ocasionally some not so nice things happen sometimes, but they will be minor and not serious.
That is madam Orlova technique of interpretation.

I'm thinking that there are a number of ways of viewing the birds on strings.
They can represent your spiritual life (your soul perhaps) which could lead to some speculation as to the significance of you having a fledgling pigeon on your string and your friend having a rook.
The other interpretation that it made me think of is that the strings represent responsibilities. This is particularly applicable to the strings that you were tripping over, but also the strings attached to the birds. The fact that your pigeon is vulnerable is possibly significant in this context.

OK.  The rest of you are SO wrong!  Isn't it obvious?  Let's hear from Dr Jung.....

The key is that Rube's friend had a birdy Rook on a string.  Avian rooks are renowned for being sociable at roosting time, if you know what I mean, in their rookeries.  Obviously, Rube's mate is into orgies, and the string only goes to show that his/her desires have connotations.  Pigeons, on the other hand, are sociable but it a much more dirty way than Rooks (anything you want to share, Ruby?), but seeing as Ruby is associated with a recently fledged pigeon we can rest assured that this is a recent character trait, and not something well practised.  The whole scene was set in a 'park' where people were there to look after the 'birds' - it's all adding up, isn't it?  The only stumbling block is the lorry - until you realise it was a Juggernaut.  Then the phrase 'went like a Juggernaut' immediately springs to mind and everything is illuminated.  Clearly, Ruby needs to get together with her friend and his/her many friends in a group liaison and go for it like the clappers.

Of course, the whole interpretation hinges on whether that was an avian rook or a chess piece.  Look now at how Dr Jung interprets these dream symbols with the misinformation that it was chess-led.

The key is that Rube's friend had a chess Rook on a string.  Chess players inhabit a brilliant but solitary world played out in their heads, and Rooks only move in 2 directions.  Obviously, Rube's mate is a genius but very inhibited and shy, and the string only goes to show that his/her feelings are always reined in and never let free.  Pigeons, on the other hand, are stupid gregarious creatures which make mess everywhere (anything you want to share, Ruby?), but seeing as Ruby is associated with a recently fledged pigeon we can rest assured that she is only just beginning to feel like she is inadequate in the company of her friend.  The whole scene was set in a 'park' where people were there to look after the 'birds' - In New York, people play chess in the park without a care for the birds, so perhaps Ruby feels she is being let down by her chess-playing friend.  The only stumbling block is the lorry - until you realise it was a Juggernaut.  Juggernaut is close to "Jug-or-nought".  Clearly, Ruby needs to split company with her closed-hand over-brainy friend, preferably by getting blotto on a few jugs of beer - or else it will all come to naught.


Helpful, Rubes?

Dr Tommo
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Is there any continuation with a pigeon dream?

May be there is another character in that drama?

It would be nice to hear the next installment. 

A very well-remembered dream from last night:

A guy who flirted with me quite a bit and then unceremoniously rejected me in a bar and went off home with someone else a few months ago had turned up at my house (I don't remember whether the meeting was pre-arranged or not). I was in a panic because it was my 'A'-level maths exam the following morning, and not only had I not revised but I'd just realised that I'd forgotten to go to any classes since about half-way through my lower sixth year. (This scenario recurs in a lot of my dreams, sometimes with maths - which I didn't actually do for 'A'-level - and sometimes with German.)

The guy turned up, and wanted to spend the night with me. I asked him about his boyfriend, thinking he might have dumped him and chosen me after all, but he just said he was away on holiday or work or something. I was a bit worried about my exam, but figured it was too late to rectify the situation very well with regards to revision, or covering the topics I'd missed. As I got into bed with my friend, I gradually realised that he was very drunk, and started worrying about how to deal with this, and also wondering whether he didn't really like me after all and had only come because he was drunk.

The next thing I remember (it may have been a different dream, but in memory it feels like the same one), I was with my mum, another relative (my grandma perhaps), and - oddly enough - strina from these very boards, who I've never even met! ... We were in a rather dangerous situation, living under a Nazi regime and had just been stopped for questioning by some sort of officials/secret police. I was somehow managing to answer their questions in a way that I was confident would satisfy them, but then they turned to strina and asked her what sort of music she liked. She took the violin part of one of the Schoenberg string quartets out of her violin case and started playing it defiantly, and refusing to lie to the men who were interrogating us.

T-p - that made me laugh - a rook is a type of bird. I'm not sure a rock would fly very well