It was the biggest zoo in the world. Already, in the year 1939, the San Diego Zoo was home to over 2,000 animals and its directors planned to expand it even more. Walter Mitty and his wife, Lucinda May, couldn’t help staring in awe at a polar bear, which was angrily chewing a carrot. “Notice how it is angrily chewing a carrot,” pointed out their guide, James Thurber. “This particular polar bear loves to eat carrots. They give him the important beta carotene which is critical to his survival”...
Lucinda May happened to also be angrily chewing a carrot, when she tripped and fell over the fence into the polar bear enclosure. Walter knew exactly what he had to do. As arguably the most talented polar bear tamer in the entire state, he had trained his whole (entire) life for a moment like this. James Thurber got out his walkie talkie and prepared to call in help to stop the bear, but it was too late. Walter Mitty had already dived into the bear’s icy pool and was swimming toward the bear, armed only with a poisoned carrot. Just as the bear was about to snatch up Lucinda May and swallow her healthy carrot, Walter Mitty threw his poisoned carrot into the air and hit the bear on its carrot-stained snout. The bewildered bear looked around for the source of the projectile, but quickly forgot all previous thoughts when he …show more content…
I told you to stop leaning over the rails. This bear does not only enjoy eating carrots. If you fall into the enclosure, he will quickly recognize a new way of obtaining vitamins,” said an exasperated James Thurber. “I don’t know how many times I must explain the most obvious of rules to you visitors.”
Lucinda May was also frustrated with her husband. “Walter, what’s wrong with you? Every time we leave the house, you always have to turn into such a foolish idiot. I told you last week to visit Dr. Machir to check you out; you really must see a psychologist soon! It is most embarrassing for me to witness my husband being disciplined everywhere I
Lucinda May happened to also be angrily chewing a carrot, when she tripped and fell over the fence into the polar bear enclosure. Walter knew exactly what he had to do. As arguably the most talented polar bear tamer in the entire state, he had trained his whole (entire) life for a moment like this. James Thurber got out his walkie talkie and prepared to call in help to stop the bear, but it was too late. Walter Mitty had already dived into the bear’s icy pool and was swimming toward the bear, armed only with a poisoned carrot. Just as the bear was about to snatch up Lucinda May and swallow her healthy carrot, Walter Mitty threw his poisoned carrot into the air and hit the bear on its carrot-stained snout. The bewildered bear looked around for the source of the projectile, but quickly forgot all previous thoughts when he …show more content…
I told you to stop leaning over the rails. This bear does not only enjoy eating carrots. If you fall into the enclosure, he will quickly recognize a new way of obtaining vitamins,” said an exasperated James Thurber. “I don’t know how many times I must explain the most obvious of rules to you visitors.”
Lucinda May was also frustrated with her husband. “Walter, what’s wrong with you? Every time we leave the house, you always have to turn into such a foolish idiot. I told you last week to visit Dr. Machir to check you out; you really must see a psychologist soon! It is most embarrassing for me to witness my husband being disciplined everywhere I