Sid was a petty criminal who’d had many run-ins with the law. He needed a job, but because of his record, no one wanted to hire him. Then a pal tipped him off that the local zoo was hiring, and that they had a good record of hiring people in Sid’s situation, so he went to check it out.
The zookeeper told Sid he needed someone to impersonate a gorilla. “Our gorilla was our main attraction,” said the zookeeper. “But it died a few days ago, and it will be months before we can get another one. All you have to do is wear this gorilla suit and eat bananas and keep the visitors entertained.”
The job sounded easy, so Sid agreed. He put on the costume and did his best to act like a gorilla, beating his chest and climbing trees and swinging from branches. He was so convincing that the zoo visitors were fooled, and soon large crowds were gathering every day to watch Sid perform.
One day while Sid was climbing a tree in his enclosure, he ventured too far out on a branch that wasn’t strong enough to hold him. To make matters worse, he was directly above the lion’s enclosure when the branch broke, and he landed just inches from the surprised lion. Sid knew that if he yelled for help, he would blow his cover and lose his job, but he decided that unemployment was better than being a lion’s lunch.
But before Sid could yell, the lion clapped its paw over his mouth and growled, “Shut up, you idiot! You want to get us both fired?”
bluebird of bitterness 
L O L !!
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I wasn’t expecting that. lol
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Perfect zinger!
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Hahaha! Good one!😂
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The best kind of zoo inmates! 😀
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Good, humorous short story.
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That was good 🙂
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Haha!
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you got me! lolololol
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Reblogged this on Sue's Pen 2 Paper Blog.
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Thanks Sue. ♥️
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