Swan Dreamers Gifts

'Things were fine until the day that kid yelled 'Hey look at that ugly duck with the black mole over it's beak and the long neck!'...To think I spent all those years parading around, thinking I was a swan. I can't bear the embarrassment of it any longer.'

Romantic Giraffes

"Go away, he's not done playing Cowboys and Indians yet."

While old, sick, and weak animals remained targets, the lions most enjoyed culling the herd of its sarcastic teenagers.

'I don't know about you. But I'm eating my fill before I drag this carcass to the 'king of the beasts'.'

'It's too early to say but my lad may be good enough to swim professionally.'

'This is you, enlarged.'

Wild Cow.

'Sometimes, in the stillness and warmth of an afternoon sun, I can almost hear interest compounding.'

"I visited the beach on Google Earth. Next time I'll wear sunscreen."

'Oh, oh - it's on page one.'

Gloria's life had been uneventful - until her 40th birthday, when her arms changed into swans.

Pirate Paddle Boat.

You will be surprised by the wild birds that will appear in your garden.

"Did you ever notice, the snow is always whiter on the other side of the glacier?"

'You've never actually been on a tiger hunt...have you?'

'I don't feel at home on the range any more!'

"Why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near?"

Odile

"Listen, it's hot and I'm tired and they look really energetic. I say we go snooze under the tree and hope that tomorrow is a slow gnus day."

"The nice thing about school is it makes you appreciate summer more."

"I'm telling you...the more we hang-out on land, the sooner we can evolve into shark people."

'So far I haven't seen a thing.'

No, cruel nature, WHY?

Dreaming of Summer.

'In my nightmare, this little guy in a pith helmet keeps trying to book me on a safari.'

"I wasn't getting any work done at home, so I thought I'd try somewhere hot, bright and uncomfortable."

Kitty Litter of the Great African Plain.

'Mum, Dad, I've made my first kill!'

"Boy it's hot, and the water is so inviting, isn't it?"

"And talk about stuck-up! Just because Tchaikovsky and Hans Christian Andersen knew her family. . ."

"Me and some the guys figured we'd go on vacation until this whole ecosystem thing balances out. What d'ya think?"

If a tree fell into the marsh and there was nobody around to hear it and it landed on a mute swan, would it make a sound?

Woman at the beach wishes for sunshine.

'I didn't have time to shop this year so it's Swan-mart gift cards for everyone.'