Show Y 1 1 S EU u Fa ir ata THE AGOUTI I came ame from South America said laId the A Agouti In a low solemn voice olce I suppose we ws all nil come from somewhere said Bald the Capybara AM It 1 I know my ml home was somewhere somewhere some some- where around your yourd our d parts Agouti but butI I 1 am ver very happy 1 though In the ZOI zoo too Maybe we all aU do come from somewhere somewhere some some- I where bert said the that thatIs Agouti but Is II no excuse for tor your spoiling polling my ml story II How ow did I spoil I Came From y your ur story asked South America the Capybara The Capybara you know is le like like a large haired coarse pig pis lie loves the water as well as the land lies lie's like a water-land water pig You said that we all came from somewhere said the Agouti Well Isn't that true asked the Capybara Of toOt course some of ot the animals here In the zoo were born In Inthe Inthe Inthe the zoo but their daddies or their mothers or their grandfathers or their grandmothers must have come from somewhere No doubt what yon you said was true no doubt of ot that admitted the Agouti Dut But I wanted to make a speech And when a creature makes n a speech he nay may say lay the same old things s that everyone knows but If It be he says th them m In Ina Ina solemn a tone the people or creatures who are listening will somehow V think I It t Is fine Then they will clap and cheer and he will feel teel very One fine and big Oh said the Capybara and BO so you didn't want to say soy anything so 80 unusual unusual un un- usual or unknown or fine You simply wanted to make what you said sound very line fine e It the Agouti said Well make your speech said the Capybara I will listen and with clap my two front paws Im obliging ver very obliging that's what I am In la truth Thank you OU said the Agouti Youre welcome said the Capy Capy- bara bars I 1 came from South America hg- hg hgan an anthe anthe the Agouti once more I said Bald that before But Dut ut I must say It again as 1 J Iwas was Interrupted I must begin my speech properly from the beginning Anyway It doesn't matter If it I repeat I believe that one of or the most Important things about speechmaking speech Is la being able to repeat what one BR says S 'S a good m many ny times with without without out letting It upset one I am a distant cousin of the Rabbit family I lire Uve on the ground and not In the sea sell for tor I am not a fish The Agouti paused That was the time Ume for tor you to lau laugh h he said I made it Ii Joke In my speech Ha Ua ha said the Capybara politely polite polite- ly Iy but I didn't think It so very funny funny fun tun ny he be added That Isn't necessary said the the- Agouti Lots of ot Jokes half and near- near Jokes are laughed at In speeches Its It's part of ot the business busl busi ness of ot being a D listener to a speech to to laugh once In Ina a while I see said the Capybara Im hard to catch said the Agouti for tor I am clever dever enough to travel where the forests and nd Jungles are t thick h I c k and dense My Aly color Is la beautiful I am of ot ofa a golden shade Some of or my ml relatives rela Capybara tives are brown and duller looking but then we cant can't cantaU all aU be beautiful And so ladles ladle and gentlemen before before be be- fore tore I close let me say this The Capybara looked around for tor the ladles ladies and gentlemen and not finding any decided the Agouti was trying to pretend In true speech makers style that he had a big audience Let me say the Agouti continued that we are fast tast runners and that Ismore ismore Is la lamore more than the snails can boast of ot being be be- ing another Ini-another another Joke he ended looking at the Capybara |