Early one morning in late November after Thanksgiving a distressed Widow Ground Sloth came for a visit to the Woolly Mammoth Holy Pentecostal Church of the Pleistocene Revival in search of advice. First she came upon Kentrosaurus, who was, of course attending his groundskeeper duties, and could tell as Widow Ground Sloth approached that she was under great distress.

"What is wrong, dear Widow Ground Sloth? May the peace of the Lord be upon you !!" exclaimed Kentrosaurus. "Oh Kentrosaurus !! Fear not, I am well, as is Junior, but I am still quite distressed! Is Woolly Mammoth here?" rejoined Widow Ground Sloth.

"Yes, he is, he has returned from Egypt, and is now in prayer in our Prayer Garden. May I assist you?"

"Oh, I cannot tell you about it; please may I speak to Woolly Mammoth?"

"If it is truly what you desire, I will go get Woolly Mammoth for you; but please, if you will consider it, am glad to listen. Please tell me what is wrong."

Seeing that Kentrosaurus was sincere, Widow Ground Sloth changed her mind. Yet still she hesitated. "Oh, all right," she said.

"You know we had a great storm on the plains just after the Holiday."

"Yes, it gave me some extra work to do."

"Well, I fear it has damaged the forest you planted for us very badly. Many great trees are down and Junior and I are very sad."

"Be not distressed, Good Widow Ground Sloth. I planted the forest for you and would be delighted to help you replant it; I am just as good at planting trees as I am at eating them; God's grace be with you and fear not; for as the Lord God says in St. John 16:33: In the Lord " you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but take courage, for I have overcome the World."

I knew that here I could find peace to ease my mind," said Widow Ground Sloth. "When the storm ended I sent Junior to visit with Sister Quagga on the plains. I know he'll be safe there until we can replant."

"Now let us be the paws and claws of the Lord God and make manifest that which shall bring about healing. What else can I do?" asked Kentrosaurus.

"I hate to ask, but can you help me replant it? I feel guilty as though I should have been a better steward of my gift. That I let you down somehow."

"You have not let me down," assured Kentrosaurus. "The storm is an act of God, and God has His own mysterious reasons for the results of storms. Nor should you fear any punishment for the results of the storm. We can later meditate on why and the lesson the Lord intends us to learn here by His actions, but right now, let us not delay in the repair of your forest. The Lord is always with you; even in times when He seems to challenge us with events such as this. In asking for my help, you are not creating a burden for me. It is a Christian thing to do, to help your neighbor. As we are told in the Book of Hebrews 6:10: "God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them."

"Besides," Kentrosaurus continued, "I need to break for lunch anyway. Let us go."

Kentrosaurus and Widow Ground Sloth worked for days, clearing and eating deadwood, and replanting with young trees. Then, on December 21st, they came to the remains of Widow Ground Sloth's Avocado Grove.

"All of the forest is replanted now, except for my Avocado Grove. I really miss Avocados; I can't wait til these trees grow again. They take a while to bear fruit."

"Did you plant them? I cannot recall adding them to the forest originally."

"I didn't. I thought you did," said Widow Ground Sloth.

"Perhaps they are a gift from The Lord; I did not plant them; I have no Avocado seeds available to me."

"Oh dear," said Widow Ground Sloth. "Junior will be so disappointed if we can not return the Avocados. What can we do? Where can we find Avocado seeds?"

"Fear not, for the Lord will provide to those who have faith in Him. Let us return to the Church, and we will pray and ask the Lord. Perhaps Woolly Mammoth may also have advice. I trust his wise council."

And so, Kentrosaurus and Widow Ground Sloth returned to Woolly Mammoth's Holy Pentecostal Church of the Pleistocene Revival, where Woolly Mammoth was grazing in the yard, having finished his meditation in the prayer garden.

"Hello, Kentrosaurus, Widow Ground Sloth !! May peace be upon you both!"

"Woolly Mammoth, we have just returned from the forest I planted for Widow Ground Sloth and Junior. A great tragedy has befallen them; for the storm which visited us late last month destroyed many trees in the forest and we have worked many days to replant them."

"Are you all right Widow Ground Sloth? And your son Junior? Where is he? Is he okay?"

"Yes, he is fine," said Widow Ground Sloth. "Since the storm happened I sent him to visit Sister Quagga on the plains. Kentrosaurus and I have worked hard to replant the forest these last few weeks."

"Praise be to the Lord," said Woolly Mammoth. "I am glad to hear that you and Junior are all right. We should Praise and Thank the Lord for his many blessings and mercies."

"I do, every day, Woolly Mammoth, and I am grateful for the Lord's bright blessings and razzleberry dressing, but I am still very sad and distressed," confessed Widow Ground Sloth.

"Peace be upon you," said Woolly Mammoth. "As we are told in the Gospel of St. John, Chapter 14 verse 27: 'Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid'."

"Oh, thank you Woolly Mammoth. You are so kind," said Widow Ground Sloth. "But it was the will of God to destroy my Avocado Grove; and I am not sure how to replant it; Kentrosaurus says he did not do it; and he has no Avocado seeds to replant them again. Apparently it was there before the rest of the forest was planted, and I've managed to eat all the seeds I had before the storm. Now we have no avocados."

"Shed not a tear, for the Lord will provide." said Woolly Mammoth. "We are coming fast upon the Christmas holiday, and Spinosaurus is planning to leave soon for Brazil, where he will travel around the world with Stegosaurus Claus; let us ask Spinosaurus to bring your dilemma to the attention of Stegosaurus Claus. He is close with the Lord and spreading cheer and Christmas Spirit. and if he cannot plant you an avocado grove, I am sure he'll know someone who can."

"Thank you, Woolly Mammoth, Kentrosaurus. Your friendship is a blessing," said Widow Ground Sloth.

"I urge you to rest in our Prayer Garden for the night, and in the morning you and I will visit Spinosaurus before he leaves for Brazil. We can ask him to bring up your request for an Avocado grove to Stegosaurus Claus. Anyone Stegosaurus Claus can bring to your aid will be doing the work of the Lord God," said Woolly Mammoth.

"I will remain here at the Church, tending the grounds and guarding the property," said Kentrosaurus.

So it was that on December 22nd in the morning Widow Ground Sloth and Woolly Mammoth headed to the lake in which Spinosaurus lived in order to ask him for help.

"Ever since science decided that Spinosaurus was semi aquatic he has moved into the lake on the edge of the plains and has really thrived," observed Woolly Mammoth.

"I am glad you are coming with me," said Widow Ground Sloth. "It is never entirely safe in the presence of meat eating animals such as Spinosaurus," said Widow Ground Sloth.

"Yes, very true, " rejoined Woolly Mammoth. "But fear not; the Lord will protect those who believe. Furthermore, this is the Christmas Season, so he'll be on good behavior so that he gets to travel with Stegosaurus Claus."

They found Spinosaurus on the edge of the shore eating a great meal of fish.

"Hail, Spinosaurus!" said Woolly Mammoth. "The Grace of the Lord be with you!"

"Woolly Mammoth! Widow Ground Sloth!" Exclaimed Spinosaurus. "How nice of you to stop by my lake. This is my new home that I have enjoyed since science told me I was semi aquatic; I really enjoy it. Now I am eating a meal of fish before I leave for Brazil where I will travel with Stegosaurus Claus as he delivers presents to all the good little girls and boys of the world. Not to mention all the synapsids, megafauna and nomen dubium dinosaurs as well!"

"How kind of you to protect Stegosaurus Claus on his long, annual journey," said Widow Ground Sloth.

"I do my best," said Spinosaurus. "For all the talk of Peace on Earth and Good Will to Mammals everywhere, those same Mammals sure to like to fight and make the world a dangerous place to live in. Somebody has to protect Stegosaurus Claus so he can keep hope alive and spread Christmas Cheer."

"We have come to ask you a favor," said Woolly Mammoth. "You do, I am sure, recall the great storm we had just after Thanksgiving."

"Yes, I do, indeed," said Spinosaurus. "I decided then it was best to hide underwater until it passed; this was not a hardship on me because I have found I really like being underwater ever since science told me I could swim. What do you need?"

"This great storm was the means by which the Lord God destroyed the forest of Widow Ground Sloth and her son Junior. Widow Ground Sloth and my groundskeeper Kentrosaurus have re planted everything except for Widow Ground Sloth's favorite Avocado Grove," explained Woolly Mammoth.

"Yes, we have no seeds, for Junior and I ate all of them before the storm, not realizing the importance of them til now." interjected Widow Ground Sloth.

"We would be forever grateful if you would speak for Widow Ground Sloth and Junior to Stegosaurus Claus; perhaps the jolly Stegosaurus Stenops will be able to speak on the behalf of Widow Ground Sloth and Junior to the Lord God, and the Lord God will provide a grove of Avocado trees for Christmastime," said Woolly Mammoth.

"In the Spirit of Christmas I will help you," said Spinosaurus. "I am already bound by my promise to Stegosaurus Claus that while guarding him on his Annual Nightly Journey to deliver presents around the World that I will abstain from my natural behavior and not eat anyone or anything, especially not children. So I will not eat any Ground Sloths either; in this period, dust shall be my food; as it says in the Bible, Isaiah Chapter 11 verse 6:“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.” and thus, will the Spinosaurus be at peace and graze with the Ground Sloth in harmony."

"I am pleased to see you know so well the Word of God," said Woolly Mammoth.

"I am touched by your kindness and Christian Charity," wept Widow Ground Sloth. "Thank you so much."

And the very next day Spinosaurus set off from South Africa for Brazil; and when he arrived at the Workshop of Stegosaurus Claus, he explained the dilemma of Widow Ground Sloth and Junior to Stegosaurus Claus.

"Yes, I can help," said Stegosaurus Claus; "This wish can be granted; for I have someone in mind who is as knowledgeable about the planting and cultivation of plants as I am in eating Christmas Trees and tree shaped cookies. In situations such as this, the Lord speaks through those who offer help to their fellow dinosaur, their fellow megafauna, their fellow mammal. When they do the work of God, they make manifest His presence on the Earth; and bring that peace and good will so often spoken of in poetic verse, and lovely song."

By Christmas Eve, the forest of the Ground Sloths was not quite as well grown as it had been before the storm, but it did provide adequate cover and was a pleasant home in which to spend the Christmas holiday. Junior Ground Sloth had long since returned from his visit to the African plains and Sister Quagga; he was with his mother, Widow Ground Sloth.

"Mama," said Junior Ground Sloth... "It sure would be nice if we had some Avocado trees to eat from for Christmas. I really like Avocados and miss having them for Christmas dinner."

"Well, we don't have any seeds, son, so we'll have to hope that we'll get a present from Stegosaurus Claus this year," said Widow Ground Sloth.

"I have been good, haven't I, Mama? Have you been good?"

Widow Ground Sloth laughed. "Yes, son, you have been good. I hope I have been good, too."

"I think you're good," Junior Ground Sloth affirmed. "I'm sorry we ate them all," he continued.

"Don't worry, son. Just rest now and go to sleep. We'll see what tomorrow brings us," said Widow Ground Sloth.

"All right, Mama. Good night," said Junior Ground Sloth.

The Ground Sloths slept, with blissful visions of Avocado Trees in their heads.

When Junior Ground Sloth woke up in the morning he went just outside the forest to see if he could find any Avocado Trees. He looked throughout the new, young forest .... and yet, he came back initially disappointed. "Mama," he said, "I looked all over the forest inside and out. Upside and Down. Yet I see no Avocado Trees. I am so sad for where is our Christmas Miracle?"

"Do not fret son, nor question the will of the Lord. He works in mysterious ways and will bring us Avocado Trees in his own time. Have faith," responded Widow Ground Sloth. "Now get ready to visit Woolly Mammoth and Kentrosaurus at the Holy Pentecostal Church of the Pleistocene Revival. I am sure that there will be a Christmas Service."

"Okay, Mama," said Junior Ground Sloth, trying to keep his chin up.

When the Ground Sloths left their forest they met Kentrosaurus on the path headed to the church.

"Kentrosaurus! Here you are, coming in our direction when we are ourselves headed to church for the Christmas service. What brings you to us so early on this Holy Morning?" asked Widow Ground Sloth.

"I could not wait for you to arrive at church," said Kentrosaurus. "I do believe we have a Christmas surprise for you and Junior. Come with me!"

The Ground Sloths were now intrigued, but too afraid to ask if the surprise might involve Avocado Trees. The Ground Sloths went as fast as they could, but did not want to outpace Kentrosaurus, who can only run about 5 miles per hour. He's very slow.

When they arrived at Woolly Mammoth's Holy Pentecostal Church of the Pleistocene Revival they found Woolly Mammoth in the prayer garden with a mammal they had never seen before.

"Hello, Widow Ground Sloth; Junior," said Woolly Mammoth. "It is my pleasure to introduce to you our friend Steve Beaver, who has been sent as an agent of the Lord to help replant your Avocado Trees."

"Stegosaurus Claus gave us the present we asked for!" Exclaimed Junior excitedly. "We will have Avocados again! Oh, for joy!"

Steve said, "It is a pleasure to meet you both, Widow Ground Sloth and Junior. I will be glad to help you plant your Avocado trees again. Storms happen, but we can get your Avocado grove back up and healthy in no time. If there's one thing I know, it is about how to plant Avocados. I can make anything grow if I set my mind to it!"

"Praise the Lord!" said Kentrosaurus. "What other plants interest you? I am the groundskeeper here at Church, and would be pleased to hear your advice on any new plants, flowers or vegetables."

"What I should really like to do is crossbreed two kinds of vegetables to make a new kind of vegetable. Say, a Cantaloupe and a Squash."

Kentrosaurus looked at Woolly Mammoth. Woolly Mammoth looked at Widow Ground Sloth. Widow Ground Sloth looked at her son Junior and their eyes grew large with amazement.

"He knows how to make vegetables EVOLVE!" exclaimed Kentrosaurus. "I always knew mammals were smart! Mr. Beaver sir, I am sure you know much more about plants and growing things than I ever will. Let me ask, have you ever heard of my American cousin Stegosaurus?"

"Why yes, I have," said Steve.

"I thought you might, being from America. My cousin is very famous there. Anyhow, he has been working for some time with recently retired Congresssaurus Triceratops on the fascinating scientific endeavor of extracting sunlight from cucumbers. Do you know how to extract sunlight from cucumbers?"

"I'll bet Mr. Beaver lives in a floating city!" said Junior Ground Sloth.

"Well," Steve laughed. "I hate to burst your bubble or the bubbles of Stegosaurus or Congresssaurus Triceratops, but it is quite impossible to extract sunlight from cucumbers. I know your cousin and Triceratops are reading not from a book of science, but rather from a famous book of mammal satire. The author, Johnathan Swift, was making a political statement that was also a joke of sorts. And even more impossible, I don't live in a floating city. I live on a mountain; no mammals yet can live in floating cities, because cities don't float."

"Oh dear," said Widow Ground Sloth.

"The Lord God be praised! For we have increased our knowledge today! Education is a gift from the Lord Jesus!" said Woolly Mammoth.

"Don't worry," said Steve hurriedly, seeing that the delighted attitude of most of the assembled megafauna and dinosaurs had suddenly lowered. "I may not be able to extract sunlight from cucumbers, and I don't live in a floating city, but I can most assuredly replant your Avocado grove. I am not sure if I can make vegetables "evolve", BUT, I am sure going to try. You can help me if you'd like, Kentrosaurus."

"Wow! Really? I am honored, sir. I would be glad to help you and learn from you," said Kentrosaurus. "I'm determined to succeed ~~~ I'm gonna try really hard to learn many new things about growing the things I love to eat!"

"I can teach anyone willing to learn," said Steve.

Everyone rejoiced, for the Lord delivered his gift through Stegosaurus Claus and Steve Beaver, and thus, Christmas was saved, and everyone was merry.

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Salut, je m'appelle Loricatosaurus !!

Mon mari bien-aimé, ayant maintenant réconcilié le fait qu'il n'existe pas a décidé de voyager avec moi la prochaine fois que je partirai me retrouver. Cette fois, l'aventure de ma découverte imminente nous a conduits aux ruines de l'ancienne ville égyptienne de Tanis, connue dans la Bible hébraïque comme la ville de Sion. Mon mari fidèle et dévoué et moi avons pris notre radeau et avons flotté sans détour vers la côte nord de l'Égypte ; les ruines sont juste au nord de la ville du Caire. Le voyage était long, comme les voyages par radeau sont, (franchement même en flottant), mais heureusement rien d'inattendu ne s'est produit.

Dès que nos griffes ont marché sur le sable de l'Égypte, mon mari a demandé : "Qu'est-ce qui vous a poussé à vous chercher dans le plus des anciennes villes ? Était-ce dans un rêve ? As-tu recherché un indice spécifique, où Tu veux juste passer de belles vacances exotiques ? Toi et moi avons eu beaucoup d'agréables vacances exotiques au fil des ans. "

« J'ai dit à mon mari : Je vais te raconter l'histoire de cette région et pourquoi nous sommes ici. Il y a une sorte de connexion française, comme nous avons piétiné la terre, la topographie a changé des terres agricoles irriguées créées par les mammifères locaux dans un désert sec et poussiéreux ; nous l'avons tous les deux trouvé plus confortable à mesure que nous nous éloignons de la civilisation des mammifères, J'étais contente que nous ayons planifié à l'avance et préparé un pique-nique car il y avait peu de nourriture pour un dinosaure fourni par la nature dans ce domaine. Nous avons passé le temps avec cette histoire de l'histoire de la ville de Tanis.

Il y avait, à une époque, une race de mammifères connue sous le nom de Hyksos, ils étaient d'origine levantine, du Levant dans l'Empire ottoman ... bien sûr vous souvenez où nous avons passé notre lune de miel ; c'était dans cette partie du monde, d'où ces mammifères sont originaires. Ils ont installé cette zone au XVIe siècle avant JC, " Lexovisaurus hocha la tête. « Fascinant », dit-il.

J'ai continué, Ils ont régné ici, la partie nord du pays, et ont établi la 15e dynastie égyptienne. Ils n'ont pas gouverné toute l'Égypte, mais a coexisté avec au moins les deux périodes dynastiques précédentes dirigeantes. Ils n'ont pas non plus conquis lors d'une invasion, comme certains l'ont prétendu ; c'est très probablement qu'ils étaient issus de mammifères cananéens qui avaient régné ici depuis la 13e dynastie. Les Hyksos pratiquaient à la fois cananéens et les coutumes levantines ainsi que celles de l'Egypte. Ils n'ont pas, comme autant que les archives de l'archéologie peuvent nous dire, s'engager dans beaucoup de bâtiments distinctifs d'habitations pour constituer une ville mais plutôt adapté les habitations des villes et des habitations abandonnées par des cultures précédentes. Cela comprenait même des choses telles que le célèbre monument de cette région ; ils n'ont pas construit mais adapté ce qu'ils ont trouvé en écrivant leurs noms sur les monuments. C'est dans la ville que nous sommes allés à Tanis, dont ils sont les premiers habitants connus, bien que clairement, il y avait des mammifères qui les ont précédés qui ont été perdus à l'histoire. Lorsque le fondateur de la dix-huitième dynastie en Égypte prit pouvoir, Ahmose I, il est allé en guerre avec les Hyksos et les a fait disparaître.

Sous le règne de Ramsès II à la 19e dynastie d'Égypte, les ruines sont devenues la capitale de la 14e division territoriale en Égypte ; Ramsès II, et plus tard son fils, ont également adopté la pratique d'écrire leurs noms sur les monuments existants, ainsi que sur les colonnes et les vestiges des zones civiques de la ville. Il y a des mammifères qui disent que là il n'y avait pas de bâtiments originaux ici avant la 21e dynastie ; mais c'est contesté car les restes de beaucoup plus anciens peuvent être trouvés ici, et les vraies origines de la ville ont été perdues dans le temps à cause de toute la construction et reconstruction du bâtiment. À la 22e dynastie, la ville a perdu son statut royal parce que le Nil a commencé à s'assécher alors que la Terre le recouvrait et ainsi il a été abandonné par les Egyptiens. Une race de mammifères connue sous le nom de Ptolémaïque l'a occupé et a construit certaines des structures qui y restent aujourd'hui. Ils ont régné durant quelque temps entre 30 av. et durant la semaine dernière. À la fin de l'Antiquité, certains mammifères qui ont souscrit à une variété de la religion du mammouth laineux, appelée l'Église copte orthodoxe, les évêques de Tanis y ont été établis là. Ils sont restés jusqu'au 7 siècle après J.-C.

Bien qu'à l'heure actuelle ce ne soit pas un évêché occupé, il conserve un statut titulaire en tant que tel dans l'Église catholique depuis l'âge des mammifères appelez Médiéval. " "Alors, où est le lien français avec ça ? En sommes-nous encore là ?" a demandé Lexovisaurus. "C'est drôle que tu me demande ça, car nous sommes sur le point d'arriver à ce point de l'histoire », ai-je dit à mon mari.

« Après la disparition des mammifères religieux au 7ème siècle après J.-C., Tanis était abandonné depuis longtemps. Personne ne l'a visité, ni mammifère ni dinosaure ou quoi que ce soit pendant une longue période. Puis la semaine dernière, ou peut-être que c'était vers 1798, le chef militaire français Napoléon Bonaparte a traversé L'Egypte, ainsi que le pays de la Syrie (1798 à 1801) ostensiblement pour protéger les intérêts commerciaux français. Il a fait de nombreuses découvertes en Egypte .... l'un d'eux, l'un des plus importants aboutit à la découverte de la Rosetta Stone, qui a donné aux mammifères modernes la capacité de traduire les hiéroglyphes égyptiens dans une langue qu'ils peuvent lire. Cela a aussi commencé l'étude de l'Égypte ancienne appelée égyptologie. Jean-François Champollion a convaincu notre roi de l'époque, Charles X, d'acheter une grande collection d'artefacts découverts en Égypte, dont certains avait été trouvé dans les ruines du temple d'Amon, surtout un très grand sphinx en marbre qui est dans notre musée du Louvre avec quelque 9 000 autres artefacts depuis environ 1825. Au 19e siècle d'autres mammifères sont revenus pour explorer Tanis, certains anglais et d'autres français. Le troisième mammifère à fouiller Tanis, était le Français Pierre Monet. Il a aussi fait des découvertes, les plus significatives. "

"Allons-nous rencontrer cet important mammifère ?" demanda mon mari. "Hélas, non," dis-je. "Les mammifères ont une vie si courte ; il s'est éteint en 1966. " "Et ses découvertes importantes ?" demanda Lexovisaurus. "Son plus important s'est produit en 1939 quand il a découvert le royal Nécropole des 21e et 22e dynasties égyptiennes. Le 27 février 1939

Il fit la découverte du tombeau du pharaon Osorkon II, qui avait été pillés par des voleurs il y a longtemps, mais cette découverte a conduit à la découverte du lieu de repos du fils d'Osorkon II, Takélot II, et d'une troisième tombe, celui de Psousennès Ier, troisième souverain de la 21e dynastie. Aussi complètement intacte était le lieu de repos de l'inconnu de l'époque Pharaon Shoshenq II. Cette découverte rivalisait celle de la découverte de la tombe de Toutankhamon en 1922, mais la presse britannique et américaine ne pas faire la une des journaux parce que les mammifères avaient alors commencé une grande guerre, celle dans laquelle Spinosaurus, sœur Quagga et cousine Kentrosaurus ont participé ; et la nouvelle n'était pas largement connue hors de France jusqu'à la fin de la guerre. Montet avait découvert deux autres tombes, celle d'Amenemope et Shoshenq III, mais les mammifères ont commencé à se battre en Égypte, et il n'a pas été en mesure de terminer leur exploration jusqu'à ce que la guerre sous terminée. En 1947, il retourna en Egypte et découvrit une autre tombe, celui d'un chef militaire qui avait servi sous le pharaon Psousennès I. "

"Eh bien c'est très bon pour les mammifères d'Egypte, mais qu'est-ce qui te fais penser que tu te retrouverais ici ? » a demandé mon mari. "Les Français ont eu beaucoup de chance ici", lui ai-je dit. "Je suis Français, et peut-être que j'aurai aussi de la chance. " « C'est très logique », observa Lexovisaurus. "Tout mon apprentissage à l'université m'a probablement fait réfléchir." J'ai dit. Enfin nous sommes arrivés aux ruines de la ville de Tanis, et la première chose que nous avons fait est de nous reposer. Mon mari m'a réveillé de mon sommeil ; il s'était levé plus tôt et avait piétiné les ruines du temple d'Amon. « Viens vite ici, ma chère ! J'ai trouvé le mammouth laineux ! « Veux-tu dire un monument de mammouth laineux ? J'ai demandé, me levant et secouent ma tête pour me réveiller. "Non," dit Lexovisaurus ; "C'est le vrai mammouth laineux." « Intéressant », ai-je dit en arrivant aux côtés de mon mari. " Soyons calme, alors. Il semble qu'il est dans un état méditatif et nous ne devons pas le déranger. " « Je me demande pourquoi il est venu ici, pense-tu qu'il se cherche aussi ? "D'une certaine manière, je suppose que c'est vrai," dis-je. "Rappelons-nous que les Hébreux appelaient Tanis la ville de Sion. C'est important dans la Bible. " "Oui, d'accord. D'accord. Nous continuerons ailleurs et laisserons mammouth laineux tranquille, " a dit Lexovisaurus. "S'il vous plaît laissez-moi savoir avant de déranger quoi que ce soit. Je ne veux pas causer de dommage à ces artefacts ou creuser à moins que nous puissions trouver des preuves de mon fossile. » j’ai dit à mon mari. "Comme tu veux," dit-il.

Alors que Lexovisaurus était de l'autre côté des ruines du temple d'Amon, j'ai inspecté quelques-unes des colonnes tombées et brisées éparpillées dans la zone. Celles-ci étaient de très grande construction ; assez impressionnant pour les méthodes de construction connues que les mammifères avaient à ce temps. Je pourrais y réfléchir, mais j'étais vraiment plus intéressé à me trouver que l'histoire des mammifères à ce moment. J'ai vu une colonne sur laquelle étaient inscrits les noms de plusieurs Pharaons, bien sûr, notamment Ramsès II, puis autre chose inattendu a attiré mon attention. « Oh Lexovisaurus, mon cher, viens ici, s'il te plaît ?

" Oui ?" » demanda-t-il en piétinant très vite à mon côté. « Qu'avons-nous ici sur cette colonne brisée ? As-tu écrit par hasard nos noms à côté de Ramsès II ? " "Oui mon chéri. Je me suis dit que si tous les pharaons pouvaient le faire, pourquoi pas moi ? Aussi, j'ai appris à écrire nos noms pendant que vous étiez en Chine afin que je pourrais laisser une marque qui exprimait notre amour au monde. " "Oh c'est très gentil, mais tu sais tu as écrit sur un ancien artefact. Ce sera généralement mal vu par les paléontologues et Égyptologues. " Il a dit dans un script écrit avec les griffes de mon mari, "Lexovisaurus aime Loricatosaurus ". "Je suis désolé. C'était bien intentionnée," dit Lexovisaurus. "Ce qui est fait est fait, et c'était un bon geste. Fais juste attention sur ce que tu écris dans le futur. " « Je n'étais pas en colère contre mon mari, et il n'était pas en colère ; nous sommes allés aux colonnes et on a commencé à creuser. Nous avons creusé pendant presque deux semaines, et je ne me suis pas retrouvé, mais nous avons tous les deux fait beaucoup d'exercice. Sur le 15ème jour, nous avons décidé de retourner dans notre grotte en France. "

It was a bright midsummer day at the Woolly Mammoth Holy Pentecostal Church of the Pleistocene Revival when Mammoth, recovered from his bout with laryngitis announced to Kentrosaurus his plans for summer vacation.

"I have been very impressed with how you handled care for the Church when The Lord saw fit for a time to deprive me of my voice," he said. "Thus, I feel it will be safe to leave the Church in your care as I spend mid August to mid September in Meditation retreat at the ancient Egyptian city of Tannis, known to our Bible as the glorious city of Zion."

"I am honored that you see fit to entrust me with something so important," said Kentrosaurus. "I will do my very best to care for the Church."

"If you do as well as you have during my illness, you will do fine. Ask the Lord to guide you as you stomp about your daily tasks; No day should begin any undertaking without a prayer of intercession to The Most High. Remember this, and you cannot fail. I have faith in you."

With these words, Woolly Mammoth set off for Egypt with such resolution of purpose that he did not look back; such was his faith in the care Kentrosaurus would give the Church.

Kentrosaurus, however was more than a little nervous; moreso than when Mammoth had laryngitis for Mammoth was still at the Church even though he could not speak and his illness was much shorter than his meditation retreat vacation would be. He thought he might visit Widow Ground Sloth and her son Junior, but they were happily in the shade of the forest that he had planted for them; being delighted that his gift had given them such joy he chose not to disturb them and decided to start trimming the grass in the Meditation garden. It was in this activity he was engaged when he received a visit from both Western Black Rhino and Woolly Rhino.

Since the formation of the Cold Weather / Megafauna DIsaster Relief Agency, ( cold weather disaster unit of the Stegosaurus Disaster Relief Agency ) lonely Western Black Rhino, who has had difficulty in adjusting to a life of extinction, finally found a good friend in Woolly Rhino, who had some 8 to 10 thousand years' experience in being extinct.

"Hail, Kentrosaurus!" said Woolly Rhino. As Kentrosaurus heard the rhinos approaching he came from the Meditation Garden to discover what they wanted; naturally, he began to think of Bible verses he could give a sermon on; he was hopeful that the way he delivered the Word of the Lord God would save some souls today.

"What can I do for you today?" he asked.

"We are passing through on our way to the African Plain in order to visit with Sister Quagga and graze there with her; we thought we might stop for a moment and seek the shade, some water, and your company for a bit, if you are not too busy." said Western Black Rhino.

"But whosoever drinks the water I give will not be thirsty; the water I give will become as a spring gushing up inside that person; giving eternal life.' Gospel of St. John, 4:14," said Kentrosaurus as he led them in the direction of the stream in the Meditation Garden.

"Thank you kindly," said Woolly Rhino, though he thought immediately afterward, 'Alas !! But we are already extinct !!'

"Have you been busy with the Megafauna Disaster Relief Agency?"

"We are at the ready," said Western Black Rhino, "But there is not much call for snow in South Africa, so we have not yet in all this time, been deployed to where we might do good."

As the rhinos drank of the water offered, Kentrosaurus observed, " The time will come, when it is the will of the Lord God."

When the rhinos had had their fill of water, and of politely tolerating Kentrosaurus' recitation of various Bible verses, they said "Thank you." and bid him farewell, leaving the Church and stomping onto the African plains in search of SIster Quagga. They found her where they expected to, in the tall grass where she was most content.

"Greetings Sister Quagga !!" said Western Black Rhino.

"Western Black Rhino ! Woolly Rhino !! How nice to see you both! It is so nice to see you making friends, Western Black Rhino. I know how hard it is adjusting to extinction the first few years."

"Extinction isn't something you get over, you just learn how to live with it and build a life around no longer having a life." said Western Black Rhino.

"And I have a new friend after I have been extinct for 8 to 10 thousand years," said Woolly Rhino. "We have so much in common!"

"Would you mind if we helped you graze and trim the grass of the plains?" asked Western Black Rhino.

"I would be delighted for the company," said Sister Quagga; "Please do! Let us make this a festive occasion !!"

"Sister Quagga is always so festive, " Western Black Rhino told Woolly Rhino.

"I must keep the plains trimmed; their true festive glory shines through when the grass is trimmed and you can see for miles," said Sister Quagga.

The three friends set to their task, and before long came upon a tree, which had African Ground Pangolin hanging by his tail from one of its branches.

"Hello, there!" said African Ground Pangolin.

"Hello, African Ground Pangolin," said Sister Quagga. "How are you this fine day?"

"I am very well ! In fact, I think I should live up to my name and come down from this tree," said African Ground Pangolin, who subsequently let go of the branch he was on, grasped the tree trunk, and clambered down the tree to the ground.

"I recognize Western Black Rhino," said African Ground Pangolin, "But who is his Woolly Friend?"

"I am named Woolly Rhino, and I am pleased to meet you, little fellow."

"How apt," observed African Ground Pangolin. "I am pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Here we are trimming the African Plains, having a relaxing evening just passing through. I hope we have not disturbed you," said Woolly Rhino.

"Not at all, I am very happy to have the company." said African Ground Pangolin. "If I don't feel up to visiting, I will simply curl into a ball and hide. You will never see me when I am camouflaged."

"How fare you of late, good friend?" asked Sister Quagga.

"Personally, I am very well," said African Ground Pangolin. "I am overall concerned about still being a critically endangered species; I do not want to become extinct such as you are, ( no offense ), so I am trying my best and hanging in there. That's why I as hanging from that tree just now."

"I see," said Western Black Rhino.

"Have you seen our friend Spinosaurus, who saved me and our friend Ms. Giraffe from the poachers ?"

"We are very careful around Spinosaurus," said Sister Quagga. "I know he helped you out, and he served with me in the little known Battle of Humboldt Museum, but he is the largest land predator in prehistory, so we are very careful because we never know when his natural instincts may take over, and we may become his lunch. A prospect I don't fancy, even if I am already extinct."

"Understandable," said African Ground Pangolin.

After this point, African Ground Pangolin asked Woolly Rhino if he might climb up and rest upon his back while he grazed with his friends.

"Of course you may," said Woolly Rhino.

Thus, until late in the day, the three friends grazed on the African Plains. Woolly Rhino and Western Black Rhino took their leave of Sister Quagga and returned to the Woolly Mammoth Holy Pentecostal Church of the Pleistocene Revival; African Ground Pangolin jumped from Woolly Rhino's back onto the back of Sister Quagga where he continued to relax, in time she returned him to the tree where he was found, and he slept in his nearby burrow after a nice meal of ants.

Western Black Rhino and Woolly Rhino again enjoyed the company of Kentrosaurus, who, expecting their return had gathered a meal for them all to enjoy, and they remained in such repast through the night, enjoying each others' company.

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"What is this?" asked Stegosaurus. "Why, this looks like a cake! It must be my birthday again; it is the only time I see a cake about. This year I am 140 Million and 14 years old. Cakes are not as good as Picea pungens, or a nice aloe plant, but they are a birthday tradition; I remember when they were invented, too. Cakes are an odd invention; it takes no plants to make a cake, really. In many ways I prefer pies ... pies often have fruit in them a lot more often than cakes do. BUT, especially at 140 Million and 14, I am a creature of tradition set in all my ways. So, knowing that cakes are traditional, I always default to the most widely known birthday tradition, and that tradition is cake."

"I hope you are having as great a day as I am; I am in my cave resting my claws after my long trip to England, so I have nothing to do today except celebrate my birthday. I hope you take the time to celebrate and appreciate your birthday. I am very skilled in the celebration of birthdays; I have done this celebrating well over 140 million times, so I know how to do it. It isn't hard to forget how, even with a brain the size of a walnut. If you are in town please stop by my cave and say hi. I am always open to visitors and meeting new friends. We are sure to have many adventures together!"

In mid May near the time for finals of the Spring semester, my class and I got on our rafts and floated forthrightly to the country of England as we were required to eat the trees of England for our final grade.

I thought it was an ideal time to visit my British friend Iguanodon, who was excited to hear of my arrival in his land. I did not visit with him at first, feeling obligated to take care of my studies with my classmates. Together we found a nice grove of Frangula alnus which we all enjoyed, though we were disappointed to be there too early to enjoy the fruits the trees bear in the later months of the summer. We were however, just in time to enjoy the delicious flowers that precede them. We have some of these trees in North America, introduced by mammals, but it is not common. My cousin Wuerhosaurus knows of it as it grows in parts of China; but my class and I found our grove in a lovely Sussex bog not far from the home of Iguanodon.


Next we stomped around until we found a flowery grove of Fraxinus ornus, a favorite treat of my cousin Kentrosaurus, who never fails to remind me of the reference the tree has in his Bible.

I will say that the manna advertised in that Bible is quite wonderful to eat, as well as the tree's numerous flowers. I was going to be content to reach for the lower branches, perhaps standing on my hind legs briefly to reach a select few higher up; but that was the extent to which I was willing to go. But then, one of my classmates decided to knock down a 49 foot tree with his cool, spiky tail, and we all joined in after eating the leaves and flowers that fell from the tree when it hit the ground. I decided I had to come back here with Iguanodon and share some of this Fraxinus ornus with him. I wondered how it would taste combined with Citrus bergamia. As it turned out, we all did get a few points marked off for knocking down the tree, but I admit it was worth it; that was one delicious tree.

The last tree that my class and I were required to find was one of my favorites; it was Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, which I enjoy so much because as a conifer, it reminds me of some of the extinct trees of my youth, when I was barely out of my shell. It was also introduced to the British Isles by mammals sometime last week, or perhaps around 1854. The goal for the class was to find an American tree which had been introduced in Europe, and we were successful !! The Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is native to the Western United States, being parts of Washington State and California. Now sadly this wonderfully delicious tree is under threat by Phytophthora lateralis, a terrible root disease, and my hope is that when I graduate with my Doctorate in tree disease I will be able to keep this species of tree alive.

Now we could go home to Colorado, but I wanted to visit Iguanodon, and upon hearing of my plan, my classmates asked to be sure of my location so that I would not be left behind. We all wanted to leave England together.

Thus, I did not depart England on schedule; but instead left our swamp in search of Iguanodon. It had been a while since I had visited with him, but we put our small brains together, and made an educated guess as to his location. While my classmates decided to remain behind and eat some more, I went on to the city of London, particularly the borough of Bromley where there are some monuments to dinosaurs, erected last week, or maybe just after the mammals discovered us. These are known as the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, and the place is sometimes called Dinosaur Court. I know for a fact that Iguanodon frequents that place since it was declared off limits to mammals in recent years.

I did find him indeed, grazing by his quite inaccurate Momument; If mammals see us, we will just stand very still, and they will, in spite of their larger brains, think we are one of the statues.

"Hail, Iguanodon! It is I, Stegosaurus! How goes things for you?"

"Stegosaurus!" exclaimed my fellow herbivore. "What a nice surprise! It has been so long since I have seen you!"

"Yes, indeed! I apologize for taking so long to visit you, old friend !! I hope I find you very well! I am here with my college class studying our finals and thought I'd take an opportunity to visit with you."

" How kind of you to travel all the way from Colorado USA, " said Iguanodon. I am in one of my favorite spots, next to a Monument that a nice mammal, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins sculpted for me in the year 1854."

"It does not look anything like you," said Stegosaurus.

"I know, but it is still quite charming, and I do like it very much," rejoined Iguanodon. "It is very unfortunate you are not represented here."

"Ah, but I was not yet discovered by mammals in 1854; and I have many Monuments in my native land of Colorado. I was discovered early enough that the mammals consider me a "classic" dinosaur, whatever that means; but you and the others represented here, you are the real trailblazers. "

I told my friend of the trees that my classmate and I had already consumed. We both expressed concern over the root disease afflicting the Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, and I asked him what trees and foliage he had enjoyed lately.

"Sometimes I dine at Epppings Forest or Oxley's Wood; at times I stomp over to Lincolnshire to visit the Bowthorpe Oak but I don't dare eat any of it out of respect for the fact that it is 1,000 years old."

"You have a lot of acres here, " observed Stegosaurus.

"Yes, 200 in fact," said Iguanodon. "Why, I can fondly remember when this area was nothing but Quercus dalechampii trees."

"Let us go stomp forthrightly to the Stambourne Woods and see if there are any Quercus dalechampii to eat. After mentioning the Bowthorpe I am really craving some oak, but like you don't want to eat THAT particular oak out of the deepest respect for its age."

Iguanodon and I went right away to the Stambourne woods, which are part of Crystal Palace Park and heartily ate some Quercus dalechampii we found there.

We ate some of the Fraxinus ornus I had been so excited about. We dined on Caprifoliaceae , Primula polyantha, and Lysimachia nemorum. I particularly enjoyed the varieties that I cannot readily find in the States.

I asked Iguanodon,

"You seem well set here, friend. How have things been of late? I apologize for not staying in touch more often."

"No worries, friend Stegosaurus. I take no offense to your absence though it is quite good to see you. I content myself to dine here at the Crystal Palace; sometimes I go to the swamp in Sussex, just North of here where you studied with your classmates. I've been taking a low profile in very recent years. It seems the paleo artists don't draw or paint me as much as they used to in years past. It bothered me at first, but I relaxed after a time and adjusted to my lower profile status. Sometimes I speak with other dinosaurs represented here if they feel so inclined to visit; particularly Megalosaurus, who in spite of being a carnivore is rather laid back and not as much a threat to me as one might think at first. I think the fact that he's still not fully discovered even though he was the first dinosaur discovered weighs heavily on him, and has given him a sense of humility not usually seen in our carnivore friends. I've really gotten into landscaping around here and it turns out that I really enjoy that line of work. So that is how I keep myself busy."

"I am so glad to hear it, and I promise to visit you more often henceforth, and I hope you will someday come to America and visit me in Colorado. It is now time, though, I am sorry to say for me to reconnect with my class and float forthrightly home; we've all agreed to depart together."

"Very well, my old friend," said Iguanodon. "I promise that I will visit with you, and we will eat some lovely Picea pungens together. It has been awhile since I have had Picea pungens and you know they go so well with Citrus bergamia. I am British, and I do love my tea."

Thus, I bid Iguanodon farewell, returned to the Sussex swamp where I met my classmates, and we all returned to the United States without any incident. I had a lovely visit, and as it turns out passed my final exam on the trees of England. We got some points taken off, yes, but it was also noted that I had observed the root disease of the Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, and I am content.

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Au mois de février, Stégosaurus a décidé de passer du temps au Canada pour rendre visite à son ami Styracosaurus. Il a rappelé que son comptable Corythosaures avait remarqué l'été dernier que Styracosaurus l'avait invité au Canada pour manger des caféiers. En outre, Stégosaurus avait rassemblé une belle Acer negundo quand il était en visite en Géorgie, aux États-Unis pour la Thanksgiving, et il voulait la donner en cadeau à Styracosaurus.

Il est donc monté sur son radeau et a flotté directement au Canada où Styracosaurus l'a rencontré en Alberta.

"Salut et bienvenue, mon ami Stégosaure !"dit Styracosaurus avec exubérance. "Corythosaures m'a dit que vous comptiez me rendre visite bientôt et je suis tellement heureux de vous voir. Ça fait longtemps que j’ai trouvé ces belles plantes de café pour vous. J'espère que vous apprécierez votre visite au Canada. Nous allons avoir un grand temps."

"Je suis heureux d'être ici et heureux de vous voir", a déclaré Stégosaure. "J'ai passé la Thanksgiving en Géorgie et je t'ai apporté un cadeau. C'est un joli spécimen D'Acer negundo et j'espère que vous l'aimerez."

"Je suis absolument ravi, Stégosaure !!! Merci !!!!!! C’est gentil !"dit Styracosaurus.

"Voulez-vous manger maintenant ?"

"Je pense que j'aimerais le planter et le laisser pousser. Ils sont assez copieux et grandissent rapidement. Dans un court laps de temps, j'ai plus qu'un, je pourrais avoir un joli bosquet d'entre eux dans quelques années."

"J'admire votre retenue, Styracosaurus. Vous avez toujours été plus d'un défenseur de l'environnement."

"Viens, Stégosaure. Allons planter L'Acer negundo et ensuite nous commencerons avec un joli Pinus banksia na avant de passer aux plants de café."

Les deux bons amis ont trouvé un Pinus banksia na excellent et mature que Stégosaurus a trouvé tout à fait délicieux.

"Je devrais manger Pinus banksia na plus souvent. C'est vraiment bon. Vous savez vraiment comment faire pousser des arbres au Canada", a déclaré Stégosaurus.

Puis les deux amis ont continué à consommer leur plat principal de plantes de café, (que Styracosaurus avait fait importer de Columbia) et Stégosaurus a pensé à demander à propos de son comptable Corythosaures.

"J'ai invité Corythosaures à dîner avec nous", a déclaré Styracosaurus, mais il ne peut pas le faire pour le moment, car c'est la saison des impôts."

"Corythosaures est toujours si occupé. J'admire l'habileté avec laquelle il exerce sa profession. Il est vraiment intelligent, et il fait un bon pain."

"Je n'ai jamais eu de pain cuit par Corythosaurus. “dit Styracosaurus.

"Il ne fait pas toujours du pain, Mais quand il le fait, c'est très bon. dit Stégosaure. "Alors, comment les choses se sont-elles passées au Canada ?"

"Les choses sont très bien, Stégosaure. Je me suis concentré sur le bosquet de Pinus banksia na que nous venons de manger et les caféiers ; donc je n'ai pas du tout suivi ce que les mammifères font ici.

De mon observation il n’a pas de météores qui tombent du ciel ici, donc tout doit être bien", a déclaré Styracosaurus.

J'ai ensuite raconté à Styracosaurus la malheureuse mésaventure que Congressaurus Triceratops et moi avons eu avec les concombres.

"Très malheureux", dit Styracosaurus, essayant poliment de ne pas rire. "Je suis sûr que si vous l'avez déjà fait, vous pouvez le faire à nouveau. N'abandonnez pas !"

Ensuite, nous avons trouvé un joli bosquet D'Abies balsamea. Styracosaurus a dit : "Oh ! Regarde ! Abies balsamea !!!! Saviez-vous que l'Abies balsamea ne représente que 3% des résineux de l'Alberta ? Un vrai régal ! J'insiste, Stégosaure, les invités d'abord."

"Merci, Styracosaurus, c'est très gentil de votre part." J'ai observé en peu de temps" l'Abies balsamea est en effet assez délicieux. Merci bien."

"Rien de tel nulle part ailleurs dans le monde, mais ce n'est pas tout ce que nous avons ici."

"Allons-nous manger tous les arbres au Canada ?"

"Non, imaginez ce que cela ferait à la nappe phréatique. De plus ce serait impoli."

"Vous avez un point."

"Bien que planter des arbres à ce moment-là serait un excellent travail pour l’aide de l'agence de secours en cas de catastrophe, Stégosaurus."

Ensuite, nous avons divisé entre nous un couple de Corycus cornu ta."

"J'aime parfois manger le Corycus cornu ta avec des plantes de café", a déclaré Styracosaurus.

"Je préfère mes plantes de café droites", a déclaré Stégosaurus. "Mais c'est encore mieux que les stupides mammifères qui moulent et brassent les grains de plantes de café.

"Un mystère mammifère. “a observé Styracosaurus.

"Je pense toujours que mouler et brasser des plantes de café sera une mode de courte durée. Je pense que seulement une moule d'un million d'années."

"Nous avons terminé notre repas le premier jour avec un bon repas de Pinus contorta, qui représente 41% du stock de conifères en Alberta. Je plaisantais à propos de manger tous les arbres au Canada, mais il est vrai que ce que Styracosaurus et moi faisions est une faveur à la ville. L'un de mes emplois à la maison est la gestion forestière, et doit être bien fait, il est bon et sain pour la croissance de la forêt de ne pas la laisser envahir. Ce n'était pas ma seule visite. Styracosaurus m'a invité à profiter de son hospitalité tout au long du mois de février. Une invitation pour laquelle j’étais très heureux."

Salut, je m'appelle Lexovissaurus !!!
Quand ma charmante épouse est revenue de la Chine, elle est partie en vacances pour se retrouver et nous avons passé les vacances ensemble à la maison en France.
Une fois la saison des fêtes terminée, je lui ai de nouveau adressé la question de ma non-existence.
"Cher Loricatosaurus," dis-je, "Que diriez-vous d'une belle visite prolongée de nos amis nomen dubium Agathaumas et Trachodon ? Je pense qu'il pourrait être bénéfique pour moi d'être nouvellement inexistant, de passer plus de temps avec d'autres dinosaures qui sont nomen dubium aussi. "
"Je pense que c'est une excellente idée, mon amour", a-t-elle dit, " Tu vas découvrir après tout qu'être nomen dubium n'est pas si différent que d'être éteint et tu vas pouvoir tout aussi bien vivre dubium nomen heureux et plein de vie que tu pourras être éteint. "
"Et, cela peut aussi t’être avantageux, si un jour la science décide que tu n'existais pas non plus,"
"Vraiment. Pourquoi ne les invitons-nous pas à brouter dans la forêt que Kentrosaurus et vous avez plantée pour moi ? Je suis sûr qu'ils apprécieront, étant également des herbivores."
"Une excellente et très généreuse idée."
Et c'est ainsi que nous avons envoyé les invitations, qui ont été acceptées avec plaisir et nous avons commencé à préparer pour les invités. Tout d'abord, depuis la fin de la saison, nous avons mangé les décorations vertes de Noël (Stégosaurus Claus, avait bien sûr mangé notre arbre), puis nous sommes allés dans la forêt de Loricatosaurus et inspecté les arbres là-bas pour nous assurer qu'ils étaient sains et comestibles.
En l'espace d'un mois, Agathaumas et Trachodon sont arrivés en France en radeau et nous ont salués joyeusement.
"Ravi de vous rencontrer tous les deux", a déclaré Agathaumas, "Vous êtes le cousin français de notre ami Stégosaurus, n'est-ce pas ?"
"Oui en effet," dis-je. "Nous avons entendu des choses si favorables de la part de notre cousin, et avec la nouvelle que je suis devenu nomen dubium, nous avons pensé que ce serait bien de pouvoir passer du temps ensemble, se connecter, et passer du temps avec des dinosaures partageant les mêmes idées pendant un certain temps. Vous pouvez rester ici dans mon merveilleux pays de France aussi longtemps que vous le souhaitez, nous pouvons vous emmener visiter des sites d'intérêt pour les dinosaures, les mammifères et des endroits particuliers importants pour nous deux. "

"Nous sommes tous les deux d'accord", a déclaré Loricatosaurus, "Soyez les bienvenus et acceptez notre hospitalité."
"Je suis sûr que nous apprécierons notre temps ici", a déclaré Trachodon. "S'il vous plaît, n'hésitez pas à poser à Agathaumas ou à moi-même toutes les questions que vous pourriez avoir sur le nomen dubium. Nous ne connaissons vraiment pas toutes les réponses à ce sujet, mais nous sommes bien expérimentés et pouvons vous apprendre comment vous adapter et ce que vous pouvez faire pour passer le temps de façon créative et productive. "
"Comme c'est gentil à vous deux", a déclaré Agathaumas.

"Nous sommes reconnaissants", a déclaré Trachodon.
"Nous vous demanderons si vous souhaitez rester dans cette belle forêt que j'ai récemment plantée au profit de ma femme, par souci de ma récente désignation de nomen dubium", ai-je dit.
Mais avant que nos invités ne puissent parler, Loricatosaurus a dit : "Je sais que c'est mon idée, et je suis toujours en faveur, mais pourrais-je suggérer une visite touristique pour nos invités lors de notre première nuit ?"
"Qu'as-tu en tête ?" J'ai demandé.

"Je suggère que nous sortions tous pour brouter dans le jardin des Tuileries ce soir", a expliqué Loricatosaurus.
"Une belle suggestion, mon cher !" J'ai dit : "C'est ici que nous nous sommes mariés et c'est un endroit très spécial pour nous."
Ainsi, nous avons décidé de tailler les arbres et les buissons au Grand Couvert des Tuileries Nous nous sommes installés sur la partie la plus contemporaine du jardin qui coupe les arbres autour de la sculpture Brushstroke Nude de Roy Lichtenstein, chez Force et Tendresse d'Eugène Dodeigne, et l'Arbre des voyelles, de Giuseppe Penone ; celui-ci est un peu déroutant car il ressemble presque à un vrai arbre. Un arbre qui est tombé. J'aurais été dupe au début, si ce n'était de ma femme diplômée de l'université. "
Le soir, nous sommes tous rentrés du Grand Couvert des Tuileries avec nos invités en remorque. Comme nous avons tous digéré ce merveilleux repas, nous avons discuté de certaines choses sur la vie en tant que dinosaure nomen dubium qui m'ont beaucoup intéressé.

"Naturellement, vous avez entendu parler de l'Agence de secours en cas de catastrophe de votre cousin Stégosaurus ...", a déclaré Agathaumas.

"Oui, bien sûr." J'ai répondu.
"Avez-vous déjà pensé à aider lors d'une catastrophe ?"
"Je ne l'ai pas fait, mais je ne serais pas opposé à l'idée."
"Il y a beaucoup de choses qu' Agathaumas et moi faisons pour l'Agence de secours, à l'insu des personnes dans le besoin et des autres membres du grand public. C'est parce que nous n'existons pas, mais cela nous donne aussi une bonne impression de pouvoir faire quelque chose de si important sans attente d’émolument. " dit Trachodon. "De plus, le fait d'être inexistant ne change pas vraiment votre vie par d'autres moyens ... par exemple, vous pouvez toujours sortir et manger des arbres dans un jardin national bien-aimé. Merci à votre cousin il y a quelques années, nous avons même été reconnus par Stégosaurus Claus et nous allons recevoir des cadeaux pour Noël. "
"Tout le monde aime les cadeaux, même l'humble dubium nomen", a déclaré Agathaumas.

"Vous pourrez toujours voyager avec moi, quand je me chercherai, et si la science détermine un jour que nous n'existons pas tous les deux, nous serons toujours ensemble. Nous vivrons ensemble dans la forêt que vous avez plantée pour moi."
"Tu as raison. Peut-être qu'être inexistant n'est pas si mal ; Ce n'est pas comme si un météore est tombé du ciel, après tout."
Et c'est ainsi que la toute première nuit où nos invités nous ont rendu visite, ils m'ont donné une tranquillité d’esprit et j'ai commencé à comprendre que ma femme avait raison dès le départ, ce qu'elle est habituellement.

Je suis heureux de reconnaître enfin que la fin n'est PAS proche. "