[Oh hey! Someone who knows animals (he guesses) that can talk? The day's better again! He's not so sure about all this intelligent stuff, but he'll take it if she's not all weird about him merely talking.]

Really? There's animals where you're from that can talk, too? That's great! I can't, I just can't imagine a world without being able to talk. How else are you supposed to get your point across, right?