Sunday, January 17, 2010

Lenny the Lying Leopard

(In the New York Zoo, a prowl of leopards huddles around a small hole as they dig out the rest of their escape tunnel.)

Alpha Leopard: (cocking his head) Shhh! You guys hear that?
(The group is silent. They all hear the whistling of the Zoo Keeper getting louder as he makes his nightly rounds.)
Alpha Leopard: Oh man… he’s early. (Turns to Lenny) Lenny, you’re the best liar we have. You’re going to have to lie to the Zoo Keeper so the rest of us can escape.
Lenny: I won’t let you down, sir! (Lenny slinks over to the fence where the Zoo Keeper is now watching the prowl.)
Zoo Keeper: (chuckling) What are you leopards doing awake so late at night? You’re not escaping are you?
Lenny: Well… (clears his throat) You see…
(Lenny proceeds to occupy the Zoo Keeper with a very convincing and well-structured throat biting.)

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