Laura was a practical person; yet, out of the blue one day,
as they were reading next to each other in bed, she remarked: “We don’t look much like dinosaurs.”
“I’ve noticed that myself, “ Ronald replied
thoughtfully. “It’s hard to
believe that we’re cousins.”
“Yes, I guess you’re right,” said Laura, who was familiar
with the basic facts of paleobiology.
“We’re more like cousins than actual descendents.”
Ronald looked pensive, then brightened, as offering a sort
of amical compromise. “But we’d
look a lot more alike if dinosaurs wore clothes.”
“That’s true!” Laura gasped, and almost clapped her hands.
“ `How pretty you look today, Mrs. Brontosaurus, in that
nice new poke bonnet. ‘ ”
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