“This was a very successful recreation,” the xenoanthropology grad student told his professor. “We collected many beads.”
“Yes,” the professor said. “But I still dislike the stuffed birds. They're not authentic.”
“The xenobiologists are still working on creating tits that will survive here. Besides, the stuffed ones are easier to carry around and show to people. I still have no idea how humans managed a party like this with live ones.”
“And thus we continue our search for knowledge,” the professor told him.


The language may translate, but the meaning seldom does.
That was a fun short!