Cath: What are you doing today?

Munchkin: I’m going to photograph animals with that man in the Life of Birds.

C: You mean David Attenborough?

M: Yes, I’m working with David Attenborough. Cheetah’s coming with me. We’re flying from Africa to South America to go to the jungle. Cheetah’s my servant.

C: Don’t you mean “assistant”?

M: Yes, Cheetah’s my assistant. He’s picking up the animals. He’s not going to pick the animals in his teeth.

C: I certainly hope not!

M: No, he’s going to use his claws.

C: I hope he’s not going to hurt the animals.

M: No, he can put his claws away.

C: Oh, he has retractable claws like a cat? I didn’t know cheetahs had retractable claws.

M: Cheetah has retractable claws because I did an alteration in his blood. Now he can fold his claws away.

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