| An After-Dinner Allegory for Adults |   |
On the Importance of Having Thick Skin
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...Dermott, the bull elephant, can't live with females, can't live without 'em |
EXCERPT: Elephants are very gentle creatures caught in a very harsh cycle of life and death. Although they are easily the strongest creatures on the planet, they rarely show their physical superiority unless riled up beyond self-control. Incited, the charging Matriarch cannot be stopped by any animal, lake or tree. And of the elephants, the biggest and strongest is the male Bull Elephant who towers over the Matriarch.
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