Or rather, they sold it at a discount for people wanting to feed it to the ducks, and then, prob'ly at the end of the day, finally, they threw it all out. They made sourdough bread on Monday, and threw it out Wednesday. Now, this was on a Tuesday, which was good, because rye bread was always fresh on Tuesday. I said to him, 'Orville, let me go get you some rye bread.' Now, I'm unsure if elephants enjoy rye bread, but I assure you that Orville does. Now, if I recall correctly, there was a bakery nearby. They don't have hands at all, do they? They're f-they're all feet! And I-I couldn't imagine anyone asking me to eat a sandwich with my feet. Y'know? Sometimes,' I said, 'a story is-is just a story, so just be quiet for one second of your life and eat your sandwich, okay?' Of course, it was only then I'd realized I'd made sandwiches, and.poor Orville was having such difficulty eating it! Elephants have those clumsy hands, y'know? Actually, I-I suppose that's the problem. And then not only that, but.you'll likely end up believing something you shouldn't believe, thinking something you shouldn't think, o-o-or assuming something you shouldn't assume. You try to read into every little thing, and find meaning in everything anyone says, you'll just drive yourself crazy. And I said to him, I said, 'Orville, I.I have a story.' And he said to me, 'What's the significance of the story?' And.I said to him, 'Orville, not every story has to have significance, y'know? Sometimes, a.y'know, sometimes, a story's just a story. I was having just a delightful picnic with my good friend Orville. It reminds me of one summer day in the park. ![]() W-well, from-for everyone else, life goes on. After all, if.if it weren't from me, it would've just been from someone else, y'know? I guess what I'm trying to say is, life.life goes on. But, uh, y'know, I-I don't feel too bad about it. note "My friend, you have met a terrible, terrible demise. Hippo recalls a picnic he and Orville had, which shifts to the topic of sourdough bread and its hazardous effects on ducks.
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