MASS EXODUS
After the Valkyries had revived Cassius with the aid of a bouquet
consisting of a quartet of red flowers in liquid form, they placed him
and themselves upon the back of the elephant Rubin, who it was found
was permanently grounded after three or four thousand years of disuse,
and proceeded to the almost obscure town of Eeahohaheeee, Switzerland,
where they intended to settle down.
But the people of the town upon seeing the apparition of a large
elephant with a moustache carrying two beautiful girls and a strange
animal, wanted to burn the aardvark and his companions at the stake
thinking them a figment of their imaginations.
The elephant did not care for this in the least and rearing back on his
hind legs proceeded to tell the townsfolk so, much to their dismay. In
large groups they immediately depopulated the Swiss village.
Cassius, the Aardvark, finding himself alone in the middle of a
deserted town with a moustachioed elephant and two Valkyries decided
that here they were not appreciated, and made preparations for leaving
the country.
In a deserted haberdashery he found a fine, warm English tweed, a top
hat, white gloves, a white bow tie, and a pair of lavender earmuffs,
which he quickly donned. The elephant was equipped with a can of
moustache wax and a muffler, while the Schwartz sisters doffed their
filmy negligee type goddess gowns and donned two lovely business suits.
Then, well clothed and happy, the elephant replaced his travelling
companions upon his back, and calmly swam the Atlantic Ocean to arrive
at the United States of America, where the Aardvark's appearance was
destined to cause a stir and tremor in the daily life of every American.