Disgruntled Sloth

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I'm going to the zoo. Oh, I am going to have some fun, I get to see the kangaroos and the baboons too. The happy sun is shining and I'm standing in front of the cage of one, very slow moving, Sloth suspended from a tree limb. While no one was looking, I put my arm through the bars of the cage, and manage to reach in and pat it. The look on its flat head face and bandit heavy-sleepy lidded eyes, in outrage, it murmured with a gentle greeting, a soothing grunt. " Go away human I want to sleep." I scream and pull back my hand. You! You! Set off on a run. 6/16/2021

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 6/27/2021 8:22:00 PM

A very entertaining write, though I didn't know sloths had the energy to grunt. Enjoyed this.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 6/16/2021 9:36:00 PM

You could have gotten a nasty bite.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 6/16/2021 8:07:00 PM

Sloths are such interesting animals, and many zoos do not have one of them. I'm so happy you got to see and touch one in person. I always figured they were peaceful and peace-loving creatures.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/16/2021 7:36:00 PM

I found this encounter with a sloth to be highly amusing, Eve. Thanks for an entertaining read! Sweetness and Light, Gershon