Amanda the Lizard: Another Fable
Fable
It was a pleasant summer day and Ned the tree frog was hopping across the forest floor on his way to the creek.
What a perfect day to spend at the creek, he thought to himself, but I hope there’s no lizards at the creek; I don’t care for lizards.
He happened upon Tobias the toad.
“How are things today,” Ned the tree frog asked of Tobias the toad.
“Things are well on this pleasant summer day,” Tobias the toad replied. “I’m on my to creek for this is a perfect day to spend at the creek.”
“That is just what I was thinking,” Ned the tree frog agreed.
“I just hope there’s no lizards there,” Tobias the toad added, “I don’t care for lizards.”
“You and I think so much alike,” Ned the tree frog exclaimed.
“It’s probably because we’re both amphibians,” Tobias the toad said.
And so they hopped together toward the creek.
As they reached the creek, they were horrified to find Amanda the lizard, basking in the sun in the disgusting way that lizards do.
“Please don’t eat us,” Tobias the toad said to Amanda the lizard.
“Why would I do that,” Amanda the lizard responded quizzically.
“Lizards eat amphibians–that’s what lizards do,” Tobias the toad responded matter-of-factly.
“Don’t worry about that,” Amanda the Lizard told them, “I’ve had a change of lifestyle; I now self-identify as an amphibian…and besides, toads are disgusting.”
“What’s that supposed to mean,” Tobias the toad replied indignantly.
“Your skin is all leathery and covered with warts: it’s disgusting.”
“That’s a hurtful thing to say,” Tobias the toad said feeling very triggered.
“And you’re really sour–it’s quite off-putting.”
“It’s a defense mechanism,” Tobias the toad told her.
“Well, it works because I threw-up in my mouth a little bit just thinking about eating you,” Amanda the lizard continued.
“Okay we get it!” Tobias the toad yelled.
“Tree frogs on the other hand are tasty little morsels, but don’t worry I won’t eat you.” she assured Ned the tree frog.
Ned the tree frog, Tobias the toad tried to settle down to enjoy a pleasant summer day at the creek, but it was difficult.
Ned the tree frog was feeling uneasy about potentially being eaten and Tobias the toad was feeling insecure about his warty toad skin.
After a bit of time, Ron the tree frog came down from one of the trees. Ron the tree frog was widely known about the forest as a major ass-hat.
“Well, if it isn’t Ned the “supposed” tree frog,” Ron the tree frog said snidely.
“There’s nothing wrong with hanging out with toads,” Ned the tree frog said, “they’re amphibians too.”
“Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with it, if you want to get covered in warts and that weird toad smell.”
“It’s a defense mechanism!” Tobias the toad yelled.
“More like an offense mechanism because the smell is offensive,” Ron the tree frog said as he laughed.
“Why don’t you just leave us alone?” Ned the tree frog said dejectedly.
“Because I hate you,” Ron the tree frog said. “And another thing…”
With a lightning quick flick of her tongue and a few muted chomping sounds, Ron the tree frog had disappeared down Amanda the lizard’s throat.
“Holy crap!” Tobias the toad exclaimed to Amanda the lizard, “you just ate Ron the tree frog!”
“He was being an ass-hat,” Amanda the lizard said in defense.
So, the three of them settled down and enjoyed the rest of that pleasant summer day in peace, only interrupted once by Amanda the lizard regurgitating Ron the tree frogs undigested bones.
Moral
If you’re a tasty little morsel–don’t be an ass-hat.
“Don’t be an ass-hat.”
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