Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

If animals were more like humans—if toads could swear and mice had pets—if dogs had spouses and chipmunks dated—if lambs sat still and practiced meditation—then you may come across this bestiary in the fields, forests, and dairy—read by storks, by rats and kittens, and skimmed by cows with milk-stained titties.

The mole, the owl, and the bear might all say, "I thought the book was pretty funny."

Others, however, can be more blunt; "Bull," for example, might mention the horse and pig.

Regarding the writer, they would cite the hen, saying, "Believe me, he's no La Fontaine."

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