It's the end of the week, and I'll leave you with a great picture book.
In "Emile," a little old captain, Captain Samofar, is walking along the ocean floor. A shark prepares to attack.
Watching from afar, Emile the octopus chooses to make a move. He tosses a rock in the shark's mouth, and he saves Captain Samofar.
Thus, a friendship begins. Emile (having been "sponsored") adapts to his new life on the land; he amuses humans by twisting his tentacles to resemble an elephant, a sleigh, a car. He drinks from eight "toast-glasses," all at once. He plays Debussy and accompanies himself, and accompanies himself, and accompanies himself, with each of his "arms."
This is essentially "Crictor" and "Rufus" by another name; a stranger in a strange land tries to "get to know the territory."
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