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“Did you know”, you say, “that, for a disguise, [[elephant]]s paint their toenails red, and hide in cherry trees?” <br>  
“Did you know”, you say, “that, for a disguise, [[elephant]]s paint their toenails red, and hide in cherry trees?” <br>  
“Why, that’s preposterous!” she will cry.<br>
“Why, that’s preposterous!” your adversary will cry.<br>
“Aha! but have you ever ''seen'' an [[elephant]] hiding in a cherry tree?”<br>
“Aha! but have you ever ''seen'' an [[elephant]] hiding in a cherry tree?”<br>
“No, of course not!”<br>
“No, of course not!”<br>
“WELL THAT SHOWS WHAT A GOOD DISGUISE IT IS THEN.”<br>}}
“SHOWS WHAT A GOOD DISGUISE IT IS.”<br>}}




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Revision as of 14:19, 12 December 2016

Once upon a time an acorn fell on Chicken Licken’s head. Being legally qualified and believing this to be evidence that the sky was falling, Chicken Licken rushes off to warn the King[1]. On its journey, Chicken Licken meets other dumb animals whom Chicken Licken persuades to join it in the quest to warn the King. Soon they all run into a fox eats them all.

They never make it to the King, who remains blissfully unaware of the impending collapse of the sky, which doesn’t happen.

See also

The standard issue drafting joke

“Did you know”, you say, “that, for a disguise, elephants paint their toenails red, and hide in cherry trees?”
“Why, that’s preposterous!” your adversary will cry.
“Aha! but have you ever seen an elephant hiding in a cherry tree?”
“No, of course not!”
“SHOWS WHAT A GOOD DISGUISE IT IS.”


References

  1. In this alternative universe, the King was predisposed to heed warnings from neurotic domestic animals.