Local Elephant Celebrates Retirement!
Arnold Elephantus was not your typical elephant. I mean he was typical in the sense that he had large ears and a trunk, but he also had a lot of friends and an amazing grasp of physics( though he couldn’ t speak to prove that). Most importantly, for the last 15 years he was a headliner at a city zoo.
He wasn’ t just handed the zoo gig on a silver spoon. Arnold climbed the ladder like any other self-respecting 2000-pound animal. He had made the
rounds on the kids’ party scene 1, quickly being promoted to the circus where, after just a few weeks, he caught the eye of a slightly crossed-eyed zookeeper who just had to have him for the African savannah pen at the Wallywompatt City Zoo.
One night, after Arnold’ s act( consisting mostly of standing on his hind legs and throwing a few gymnasts around), the zookeeper snuck back stage to discuss acquiring the pachyderm for the zoo. He had expected to negotiate
with the Ring Master 2 in charge of the circus, but it seems when it comes to money and negotiations, all things go through the clowns.
Silly people those clowns, but shrewd negotiators. After an intense session, a deal was struck and Arnold was free to go with the zookeeper. It cost the zookeeper a great deal more than he expected 3, but the clowns seemed so sad to see the elephant go that he couldn’ t turn down their offer … It may have just been the face paint, but, either way, no one likes a sad clown.
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