All animals had been assembled early, <br />the Lion-king had authorised cease-hunting. <br />All minds were needed to find answers to the question <br />how could the spots on all the Leopards be deleted. <br />Or, only changed and re-arranged into a pattern <br />that would allow the Leopard to conceal himself <br />mix in with antelopes and chubby little Rhinos <br />sit in the nests of jungle birds next to warm eggs. <br />For one whole week they tried, the best minds of the jungle <br />had put their brilliance into action on that skin <br />it was decided by the king it would be futile <br />and he was just about to call the meeting over, <br />when a hyena spoke, his eyes downcast for shade, <br />he said that turning those black spots away from vision <br />by termination of the Leopard's useless life <br />the spots could then be changed by turning his dead skin <br />just inside out and troubles would be over. <br />All the assembled ones had been without their kills <br />for seven days, and gnawing hunger reared its fangs <br />they killed the leopard for his spots that very minute <br />and praised Hyena for his skills and brilliant mind.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/spotted-leopard/
