I found this on the internet the other day. Truly, it was the first such story that I learned in grammar school, my first shaggy dog (maybe, it’s not that old, after all). Since I cannot let old sleeping dogs lie, here it is.

An exotic animal collector finally was able to complete his collection with the acquisition of an juvenile member of a very unusual species called the Rarie. The animal looked like a furry, round ball, with feet … Read the rest...