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The legs of the tigress were the first to go; torn from her in a single vicious bite, then left, helpless, to watch the rabbit; bop and boogie around the once fierce cat. The lion met a similar grizzly fate; head torn from body upon gleefully which the monkey did his dance macabre in front of audience of tailless sheep. The elephant, and ram, sans legs, of course, performed a rather rhythmic limbo dance under a cunning arch of bison, bear, and fox. Followed by a mystery shape, we'll call a dog. The turtle and the owl went in one quick snap, and missed the seal's famous party trick; balancing a kangaroo, half-eaten, on his nose while standing on a cow. The camel eventually broke in two; beneath the weight of two donkeys and a horse, causing hyena to start its manic laugh, but not for long; it, too, was swallowed, whole. The toucan crumbled under rhino's charge and fell beneath the hippo's headless feet. Then just as things were warming up, I found, alas, no more Animal Crackers left in the box.

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Date: 3/16/2023 8:27:00 AM
haha nicely done Terry, I maybe flinched at the start... very clever and funny!
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Terry Miller
Date: 6/7/2023 4:14:00 AM
haha, I tried for that flinch and wondered who would get past it for the punchline; thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments.
Date: 2/9/2023 2:05:00 PM
I laughed and laughed. And then I laughed some more! So clever Terry. I love it! Linda :)
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Terry Miller
Date: 3/5/2023 2:22:00 AM
Thank you Linda
Date: 1/29/2023 1:32:00 PM
I enjoyed reading this very unusual setting. It held my attention to the very end with a great twist. Very cleverly crafted. Really well done :-)
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Terry Miller
Date: 2/2/2023 2:20:00 AM
Thank you so much
Date: 1/27/2023 1:23:00 PM
The tale is so good, I hadn't even tried for that end! Surprise!! Elizabeth
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Terry Miller
Date: 2/2/2023 2:21:00 AM
Thank you, Elizabeth for your kind comments
Date: 1/27/2023 11:56:00 AM
When it was dark, ,,,,,,,,,Did you waddle round like Noah's Ark ? Great Poem Terry Had me squirming right til the end,..... a classic tale my friend.
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Speaks Volumes
Date: 2/2/2023 2:29:00 AM
Just read it again, definitely worthy of a favorite.
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Terry Miller
Date: 2/2/2023 2:23:00 AM
Aha, the misdirection was intentional from the opening line being so gross to the realization it was just a kid playing with their food

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