Z – Zebra Confusion

Z – Zebra Confusion

Babai: Daddy, are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes?
Dad:
(smiling) What do you think?
Babai:
(shaking head) I think they’re very much like fancy horses with painted decoration.
Dad:
Fancy horses? Is it so?
Babai:
Yes! Like horses that went to fashion school. Maybe they couldn’t choose between wearing a black tuxedo or a white one, so they wore both!
Dad:
That’s what makes a lot of sense. They probably have striped pajamas too.
Babai: And striped socks! And striped toothbrushes!


Dad:
Now I’m picturing a zebra brushing its teeth in front of a mirror saying, “Looking sharp, Zeke!”
Babai:
Zeke the Zebra! He probably works as a runway model in the jungle. His best friend is Larry the Leopard, who’s jealous because polka dots are out this season.
Dad:
Aw, poor Larry. Fashion is heartless.
Babai:
And when zebras attend school, the teacher can never distinguish between them because they all appear the same!
Dad:
That’s why they have name tags. “Hi, my name is Stripey McHoof.”
Babai:
(laughing) What if it rains and their stripes get washed off?
Dad:
Babai:
Whoa. Mind. Blown.
Dad:
And that, my dear, is the mystery of the zebra. Are they black with white stripes? White with black stripes? Or undercover ponies with a sense of drama?
Babai:
Well Papa I think that they are most certainly undercover ponies. Quite fashionable ones. You can name them Fashionistas.

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