*125
The fire alarm goes off again. Like
lightning, all the firefighters are out
the door, ready to battle the blaze.

"Back to normal!" you say.
*126
Lexi jumps up onto your shoulder. A
large man, acting like a gorilla,
hobbles past you. Phew! He smells like
he hasn't taken a bath in weeks!

"Something's rotten in the state of
Denmark," Lexi purrs, and you nod in
agreement.
*127
"We've got to find the right Proverb
Prescription for this zoo!" you say as
you look around. "But there's not a
Proverb Prescription in sight! Let's
go!"

You and Lexi leave the Truism Zoo.
*128
"Yikes!" you cry. "This is a disaster!"

Lexi hides between your feet. All around
you, people are acting like animals.
You look up at the Saying Spell above
the zoo: "When in Rome, you do as the
Romans do." Then you look at the jumbled
Proverb Prescription beneath it. No
wonder everyone's acting so crazy!
*129
A large woman hops over Lexi's head,
acting like a kangaroo. You turn around
and see three men on the roof of the
Elephant House flapping their arms like
pigeons.

"This is terrible!" you cry.

Lexi looks up and purrs, "Do you want to
cast the Proverb Prescription you are
carrying to try to undo [CSPELL]?"
*133
Above you, three children are swinging
from the trees, acting like orangutans.
A group of real monkeys are examining
their new neighbors, squealing with
delight.

"It takes one to know one, eh [NAME]?"
Lexi says. You Smile. "Do you want to
cast the Proverb Prescription you are
carrying to try to undo [CSPELL]?" she
says.
*137
All around you the zoo is changing.
People are acting like people again.
Many are looking around wondering what
they are doing inside the animals'
cages!

"We did it!" you shout, and Lexi hops
into your arms.
*138
The zoo is back to normal. The animals
are acting like animals and the people
are acting like people.

You smile and say to Lexi, "You know,
even though I don't like people acting
like animals, I sure like you acting
like a person!"

Lexi smiles and says: "Me, too. Except,
don't you mean purr-son?"

You scoop Lexi up in your arms and leave
the zoo.
*1000