The Bunny and the Snake
Once upon a time (allegedly) in a nice little
forest, there lived an orphaned bunny and
an orphaned snake. By a surprising coincidence,
both were blind from birth.
One day, the bunny was hopping through the forest,
and the snake was slithering through the forest,
when the bunny tripped over the snake and fell down.
This, of course, knocked the snake about quite a bit.
"Oh, my," said the bunny, "I'm terribly sorry. I
didn't mean to hurt you. I've been blind since
birth, so, I can't see where I'm going. In fact,
since I'm also an orphan, I don't even know
what I am."
"It's quite OK," replied the snake. "Actually, my
story is much the same as yours. I, too, have been
blind since birth, and also never knew my mother.
Tell you what, maybe I could slither all over you,
and work out what you are, so at least you'll have
that going for you."
"Oh, that would be wonderful" replied the bunny. So
the snake slithered all over the bunny, and said,
"Well, you're covered with soft fur; you have really
long ears; your nose twitches; and you have a soft
cottony tail. I'd say that you must be a bunny rabbit."
"Oh, thank you! Thank you," cried the bunny, in
obvious excitement. The bunny suggested to the
snake, "Maybe I could feel you all over with my
paw, and help you the same way that you've
helped me."
So the bunny felt the snake all over, and remarked,
"Well, you're smooth and slippery, and you have a
forked tongue, no backbone and no balls. I'd say
you must be French".
