World Famous Bronx Zoo my foot!
The kids and I traveled to the Bronx in New York on Friday along with our friends, Jacob and Landon, to apply for positions at their so-called "world famous zoo". We figured if anyone is qualified to eat all day, smell real bad, and attract attention for just being strange looking, it's us!
We applied first at the gopher farm. The gophers liked us well enough but apparently we were a little too strange looking because they all started slacking on their gopher responsibilities just to check us out.
Also, the plexiglass tube was a bit of a tight fit for four kids, and the gopher kibble tasted a little too much like gopher kibble.
This oh-so famous zoo didn't even have any opposums so we auditioned for that, but the kids were a little too nobby kneed to climb through logs and the whole no tail thing kind of worked against us.
Miles inquired about any openings for creatures well suited for climbing and destroying but they had that pretty well covered with the other 8 month old primate.
Turns out all he's good for is weighing down a stroller after all. It's the massive head that makes him particularly well suited for this.
The boys all thought caterpillars might be fun with the squirming and eating leaves and all.
They even got accepted to this position but once we entered the butterfly house and they realized what caterpillars turned into, they clutched each other and screamed like little girls.
Besides, Tate and Lucy were caught eating all the flowers outside. When confronted with the accusation, they said, "Who us? No way, we're too sweet. See?"
Lucy tried out for turtle, but had just a few too many ding dongs to go until the suit would fit.
Tate really thought he had the goat job in the bag since I often accuse him of smelling like one in the evening. The goats took a vote though, and he smelled a little too much like one.
In the end, they told us to pack up and go home. They hinted that maybe we ate too much, smelled a little too beastly, and were altogether over qualified to work in a place for wild animals. Lucy was very relieved,
and frankly, I am too. I'm exhausted!
We applied first at the gopher farm. The gophers liked us well enough but apparently we were a little too strange looking because they all started slacking on their gopher responsibilities just to check us out.
Also, the plexiglass tube was a bit of a tight fit for four kids, and the gopher kibble tasted a little too much like gopher kibble.
This oh-so famous zoo didn't even have any opposums so we auditioned for that, but the kids were a little too nobby kneed to climb through logs and the whole no tail thing kind of worked against us.
Miles inquired about any openings for creatures well suited for climbing and destroying but they had that pretty well covered with the other 8 month old primate.
Turns out all he's good for is weighing down a stroller after all. It's the massive head that makes him particularly well suited for this.
The boys all thought caterpillars might be fun with the squirming and eating leaves and all.
They even got accepted to this position but once we entered the butterfly house and they realized what caterpillars turned into, they clutched each other and screamed like little girls.
Besides, Tate and Lucy were caught eating all the flowers outside. When confronted with the accusation, they said, "Who us? No way, we're too sweet. See?"
Lucy tried out for turtle, but had just a few too many ding dongs to go until the suit would fit.
Tate really thought he had the goat job in the bag since I often accuse him of smelling like one in the evening. The goats took a vote though, and he smelled a little too much like one.
In the end, they told us to pack up and go home. They hinted that maybe we ate too much, smelled a little too beastly, and were altogether over qualified to work in a place for wild animals. Lucy was very relieved,
and frankly, I am too. I'm exhausted!
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