Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-06-28
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THE cAPYBARA CHATS.
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para, known in the zoo as Mr.. Capy-
bara, the day is lovely one"
Why" asked one of the capybara' s
neighbors, do you remark on the
weather."
I'm trying to talk like creatures
DO" said Mr.. Capybara grinning. I'm
going to be great social success.
THE first thing that one should
know about in order to be a social
success" continued Mr.. Capybara, ais
to know what the weather is and how
to talk about it,
But everyone can see and feel
what the weather is Ike" said his
neighbor.
"Ah no." said Mr.. Capybara, mot
everyone"
what do you mean?" asked his
neighbor.
why some creatures would be too
nice about the weather, they wouldn't
grumble about it. In order to be the
kind of social success l intend to be
one must grumble about the weather."
"Why?" asked his neighbor.
"Oh. it is SO superior to grumble,
and to say,
Dear me, this muggy air is most
annoying, and to say,
My word, isn't the heat intense? I
feel quite weak because of it,"
But" said his neighbor, you just
said the day was lovely. How can you
say that if you must grumble?"
II can sometimes say the weather
is nice. oh yes, to be a social success
one must quite often say,
isn't the weather perfect, my
DEAR"
Then you don't have to grumble all
the timer"
Dear no." said the Capybara, "be-
ing social success isn't as difficult
as you would imagine"
Evidently not" said his neighbor.
Everyone who knows anything
about the Capybara family, and
hope there are many who know a
great deal about us. knows that we
love the water" said Mr.. Capybara.
But everyone doesn't know about
the Capybara family" said his neigh
Dor.
Everyone who knows about the
Capybara family should know that
point" said his neighbor, "but every
one doesn't know"
Il do believe" said another animal,
that there are very few who know
the Capybara family WELL There
aren't many who come to the zoo who
know about your family"
well, I must tell them more" said
Mr.. Capybara.
"You most certainly should" said
his neighbor.
81 think so too, I most decidedly
think so too" said his neighbor. I'VE
should have a lecture on the Capy-
bara family"
"We should indeed, we most GER
tainly should indeed" said still an
other animal. Nobody knows much
about the Capybara family"
Sad" said Mr.. Capybara, "sad to
"Of course / am not handsome for
look too much like a big gray pig
to be handsome. Pigs are never beau
tiful creatures.
"But am interesting for I am such
fine swimmer and not only can /
swim. l can do fancy tricks too.
go in for superior diving, l do. And
when l say I go in for 1t, l do not
| merely mean as some foolish ones
might think that 1 merely make it q
habit of going in for superior diving.
"When l say that l go in for supe-
rior diving I mean that / do | go in
| the water when l dive, see? A joke, a
great joke! | dive most magnifcently
| into the water, Oh, most magnifi'
| Gently.
81 can live on the land and yet il
land creature thinks of going after
me in a manner not friendly l can
get out of the way by diving into the
water and staying down for a little
bit and then coming up when l think
the danger is over.
"Ah yes, old Chap Capybara knows
how TO look after himself when he is
free, and here in the zoo, the keeper
thinks so well of me that he looks
after me Well"
you're a lucky capybara even il
the whole world doesn't know about
you. aren't your" asked one of the
other animals, and the Capybara said
Eyes, | am, most certainly am J!
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