His
nickname is Prison-Horse.
He is a zebra.
He asked his friend Bernhard if he might have another nickname.
Even if it is nothing but a nickname he wants a new one.
The reason why he is called Prison-Horse is
that a little boy once could not remember the word Zebra.
He thought the black and white stripes looked like a prison suit, and
called
the zebra Prison-Horse.
Prison-Horse's
real name is Equus-Burchelli-Boehmi.
That's his Latin name.
All animals have a Latin name.
Equus-Burchelli-Boehmi is too long and it is hard to remember.
Equus?
Burchelli?
Boehmi?
No!
It doesn't work.
Do you know any names beginning with the letters
Zeb as in Zeb-ra, Bernhard asked?
Zebadiah
Zebastian
Zebedee
Sure, Zebastian it is.
Bernhard was quit sure.
Zebastian is a wonderful name, and it is very easy - very easy - to
remember.
Bernhard was happy.
Then Bernhard painted Zebastian's girlfriend's mother,
and made her
turquoise with green hair and a green nose.
Her name is Zels-Mari-Dico-Locus-Equus-Burchelli-Boehmi.
Then Bernhard painted Zebastian's girlfriend, who was painted
purple.
He gave her green hair and a green nose, too.
Her name is Zizl-Dico-Locus-Equus-Burchelli-Boehmi.
He even planned to paint small portraits of himself on
the white stripes.
But it would of course take a while.
So he asked his friend Pig-Casso to help
paint the small portraits.
Pig-Casso loves to paint portraits.
Zebastian's girlfriend's mother and Zebastian's girlfriend were very
patient
while Pig-Casso painted the 280 portraits.
Then Bernhard painted the Flamingo and her sisters
in nearly all the colours in the paint pots.
Then the Parrot and his family.
The Parrots were a little hungry - they wanted to have some bananas.
Bernhard insisted
that the bananas were painted, too.
And
the
4 Penguin-Kids were very excited.
They had never worn Carnival Clothes before.
One was painted purple.
One was painted green.
One was painted brown, and
one was painted light grey.
Then
Bernhard painted Tall-Charlie and his two sons in turquoise with brown
spots.
Tall-Charlie's two sons look exactly like Tall-Charlie.
They were six feet tall when they were born.
They grow four feet each year.
Not-So-Tall-Charlie was painted purple and he got brown spots, too.
Then
Bernhard painted the Lion.
He is called Mr. Lion.
Then
the
Tiger.
The tiger has stripes, but no two tigers in the world have the same
stripes.
Exactly like the Zebra.
Sam's
Father,
They had a picnic at the Zoo that evening...
And ABRACADABRA.
They were painted.
In the most adorable Carnival Clothes.
Don't you think Sam's shirt and shorts are cool?
After
all the animals were painted
everybody’s shoes were painted.
After portrait painting, Pig-Casso's favourite subject to paint is
shoes.
On the shoes Pig-Casso painted Zebastian - it was his Name Celebration - and portraits of Bernhard.
After
the animals and shoes were painted
Bernhard and Pig-Casso painted clocks on each side of the Zoo-Gateway.
Bernhard and Pig-Casso painted Zebastian and
portraits of Bernhard on the clocks too.
Whatever is happening?
The Zoo-Keeper and the Zoo-Veterinarian asked.
You all seem to be wearing Carnival Clothes?
Yes. Sure, Bernhard said.
We are celebrating Zebastian's new nick-name Zebastian.
It is a Carnival Celebration.
The Zoo was closed and we had no Carnival Clothes.
I found some paint and brushes in The Zoo-Keeper's tool shed.
And then......
Oh, oh, how clever! the Zoo-Keeper and the Zoo-Veterinarian said.
If you shut your eyes I'll count to three,
Bernhard said to the Zoo-Keeper and the Zoo-Veterinarian.
Exciting, the Zoo-Keeper said.
Interesting, the Zoo-Veterinarian said.
And
Zebastian,
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