"My class and I, to my surprise were sent earlier this month to my native State of Colorado," said Stegosaurus. "I am still studying for my doctorate in tree disease. It has been a while I know, but it takes a long time to attain a doctorate when your brain is the size of a walnut. I'm slow, but I'm good."

"We were tasked with leaving the trees alone and only eating the woody bushes some 5 to 9000 feet up in the Colorado mountains. I found myself a nice meal of Ptelea trifoliata. And then, a little further up, I found some Cercocarpus ledifolius which was a rather heavy meal, but quite delicious. One of the most difficult parts of the test was identifying and eating the different forms of Hawthorns in my State. I found a nice group of Crataegus chrysocarpa, of which there was enough to share with my classmates. We also found considerable amounts of Crataegus erythropoda, and Crataegus succulenta. It was at this time that I accidentally ate a whole Pseudotsuga menziesii which is not a woody shrub, and I will probably get points marked off for that... but it is near Christmas, and I could hardly resist; other than the Picea pungens Engelmann, they are my favorite tree to eat."

"Welcome, Brothers and Sisters! Welcome to my Holy Pentecostal Church of the Pleistocene Revival!" declared Woolly Mammoth.

"My Sermon today is on an ancient text, yet very topical for the times. Today I speak on the 133 rd Psalm. Who is here today, to hear the word of God?"

"Kentrosaurus is here!" declared Kentrosaurus. "You will speak the truth, as I know you to be a prophet of the Most High."

"We also have as a guest my cousin Wuerhosaurus, who has floated forthrightly all the way from China in his slow boat."

"Thank you for the introduction, Cousin," said Wuerhosaurus.

"I had to start out in August, but I made it in time. My good old boat is good, but she's slow." said Wuerhosaurus."As a Buddhist, I feel the path to self fulfillment comes from a deep and personal introspection but I have come to spend this season visiting my cousins, so I am here to hear this sermon, knowing that there are many paths to the same Source."

"How interesting that you should bring this up given the topic of the Sermon this morning," observed Woolly Mammoth.

"Quagga is here as well," said Sister Quagga. "At this festive time of year it is pleasant to be among friends."

"Western Black Rhino is present, too. I'm adjusting to this being extinct thing, but I really don't like it. I think maybe a good sermon will cheer me and be uplifting."

"We also have visiting from New Zealand, a flock of Upland Moa Birds," observed Quagga.

"Welcome,one and all!" said Woolly Mammoth.

"We are glad to be here, thank you for having us," said Upland Moa.

"Kentrosaurus, where are Lexovissaurus and Loricatosaurus?" asked Woolly Mammoth.

"Lexovissaurus and Loricatosaurus are not here; they are visiting Canada."

"Where is Stegosaurus?" Woolly Mammoth rejoined his interlocutor.

"He is studying for a test in his college class," replied Kentrosaurus.

"Very well," replied the Woolly Preaching Pachyderm. "Let the sermon begin, my children."

To which, the congregation replied, "Amen."

"I want to talk to you this morning about the 133 rd Psalm. Though written by King David in ancient times, it is very current and speaks to us today. If we listen, it can help us, indeed. Let me explain to you now, my brothers and sisters in Christ."

To which, the congregation replied, "Amen."

"When you consider the world today, all the divisions, the polarized contentions, errors so strong in conviction that listening and learning is seemingly impossible, it is well to remember the words of this Psalm. In frustration you may think, what can I do, when no one will listen, and you know you are not the one in error? Take comfort in this ancient yet timely advice:

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" For beyond this mortal coil, higher above than the cold land of extinction, is a holy land of peace and brotherhood that heals divisions, that opens the ears that were stopp'd and the eyes that were blinded to see the Grace .... the Holy Grace of the Most High God Jesus Christ who will come to those who suffer and who are downtrodden and say, " Come. When you have accepted me, you will know peace and you will be one in the heart of the Father! AMEN! Can I hear you say it with me, AMEN! AMEN! Brothers and sisters, Amen!

To which, the congregation replied, "Amen!"

"You can make that world a part of your daily life here and now by accepting Christ Jesus into your heart! By this small concession you have the power to bring about without that which you see within: The Blessings of Jesus the Christ redeemer of mammal and dinosaur alike!

Verily, I say unto you brothers and sisters, "It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even priestly Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;" For we all are touched by Grace and become ONE with the Lord. I said, ONE with the LORD JESUS! Amen! Can I get an Amen?"

To which, the congregation replied, "Amen!"

"And then you will know, and then, you will see clearly now that which had been hidden by the concerns of the mortal world. The Christ within. That is within all of us and waiting to come out. This ointment runs down my wool, it can run down your fur, down your feathers, and down your scales too! Embrace the Lord! Embrace PEACE! Verily I say unto you that, there WILL be life forever more! The Bible assures me! The Holy Word of GOD Himself!"

To which, the congregation replied, "Amen!"

"Now the question remains, my brothers and sisters, how do we create that frame of mind here, on this planet? How do we bring this time closer to now than speaking of some time and some place in the future? I tell you all now, this feeling you have in your soul, in your heart, can be brought to the mortal world! The Kingdom of Heaven can be in the here and now!"

To which, the congregation replied, "Amen!"

"I say unto you that if you reflect that soul of the Christ within, those around you will feel the love and hope that the Lord provides, and thus, people will voluntarily choose to emulate you!"

To Which, the congregation replied, "Amen!"

"Reflect not a world of hate, discrimination, a fixation on particular verses of The Book to the exclusion of others; you don't have to agree with the choices a fellow creature makes to love them; to show them the example of love and forgiveness which is the soul of what it means to be CHRISTIAN. Be this, and others will see it."

"Where you see love, you are love. When you are love, you reflect the person of Christ Jesus. All the paths converge...."

"And we shall all live together in unity on that Holy day! Can I get an Amen, brothers and sisters? AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN to the Lord Jesus CHRIST!"

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Bonjour, je m’appelle Loricatosaurus! 

Mon époux Lexovissaurus et moi nous avons aimé visiter le Canada durant mes vacances de collège à Oxford. La raison pour laquelle nous avons visité le Canada, nous avions reçu une invitation de notre ami. Il voulait nous introduire à une nouvelle amie, Wendiceratops, elle est originaire de Toronto et était une parenté de Styracosaurus et Congresssaurus Triceratops. 

"Merci pour être venu," dit Styracosaurus, qui avait piétiné de l’Alberta à Toronto pour être capable de nous introduire à sa parenté. "Aimeriez-vous avoir des plantes de café ou peut-être des feuilles de thé?" 

Mon époux et moi nous avions décidé de consommer des plantes de café en attendant l’arrivée de Wendiceratops. Quand elle est arrivée, Styracosaurus lui aussi lui a offert des plantes de café, quelle a gracieusement accepté. 

"Merci, Loricatosaurus, Lexovissaurus, d’être venu me voir.... J’étais inconnu pour une longue période de temps et je commençais à désespérer que ma découverte n’allait jamais venir et je veux vous demander si vous pouvez m’aider à annoncer mon retour. Votre crédibilité et réputation culturelle est très importante.  Nous les Ceratopcids comme vous savez, nous sommes fondés sur des principes, constants et altruistes; je veux être certain que cette annonce sera bien présentée."

"Nous allons faire de notre mieux pour vous aider," nous avons dit à Wendiceratops. 

"Merci pour votre service à ma parenté," nous a dit Styracosaurus. 

Lexovissaurus et moi avons demandé à Wendiceratops se quelle comptait faire; comment elle allait faire sa marque.  Notre interlocutrice a répondu en nous disant: "J’aimerais poser sa candidature pour le parlement Canadien; je crois que j’ai une bonne plateforme qui serait très avantageuse pour les citoyen du Canada."

C’était à ce moment que mon époux et moi avons décidé de l’aider, nous avions la responsabilité d’écrire ses discours et d’être à sa disposition pour l’aviser dans toute autre chose. 

"Premièrement" nous a dit Wendiceratops, "Nous devons à apprendre à vivre ensemble et le premier pas est d’être capable de s’écouter les uns les autres avec patience. Juste parce que vous êtes dans une majorité, cela ne veut pas dire que vous avez raison; nous avons tous quelque chose à apprendre d’un de l’autre. Personne n’est meilleur que l’autre et la personne qui n’est pas d’accord avec vous n’est pas votre ennemi. Ils sont intéressés dans les même choses que vous, mais ils utilisent d’autres méthodes que vous pour atteindre les même objectifs."

"Si vous pensez que vous savez tout et que vous ne devez pas écouter les opinions de l’opposition, vous avez beaucoup à apprendre. Peut-être que vous ne réalisez pas, mais vous avez beaucoup à apprendre.  Donc dans cette campagne, je veux souligner que nous devons avoir des séminaires pour des véritables débats sur des questions d’intérêts publiques et comment développer les pensées critiques, et considéré des règles formelles et le langage pour le débat. Vous devez apprendre à écouter, ou vous allez devenir divisé et ne serait pas capable de voir les vues communes, et les problèmes ne seront jamais résolus. Nous devons croire en nous-mêmes et de nouveau à apprendre comment travailler ensemble."    

 Et moi et Loricatosaurus nous avons souhaité bonne chance à Wendiceratops".  "Même si elle ne réussissait pas dans sa campagne’’.

Stegosaurus went to the internet and checked Ticketmaster on line to see if Ada Jones was giving a concert tour this summer.

"Having left Texas well after my Disaster Relief Agency had helped rebuild some of the damaged areas there, I stomped on over to Long Island New York to see if I could find Ada," said Stegosaurus. "I had a nice meal of Betula Lenta, some really nice and delicious Cercis canadensis, and even some really good Liriodendron tulipifera while I was there visiting New York, but Miss Jones must have been out of town, perhaps to Roanoke,VA under the auspices of the Roanoke Cycle Company. I don't know. She was nowhere to be found."

"I was disappointed," conceded the well traveled Plate Lizard, "But I did stop by the Natural History Museum while I was in the neighborhood and made a little extra money playing extinct for a while. Julio and his children didn't stop by this time, unfortunately."

"Perhaps I'll stomp home to Colorado before the summer is out and visit my old friend and favorite guitarist Nick Lucas; I'm sure he's still popular with the small children today. I don't see how his fame could ever fade."

"Maybe it will be that I'll have better luck trying to attend a concert by Jenny Lind; in her case I might have to get on my raft and float forthrightly to Sweden, but it would be so worth it! She is such a cutting edge popular singer these days!"

Stegosaurus and his classmates stomped forthrightly to Texas in early June accompanied by Rhedosaurus and his lovely wife Lady Rhedosaurus to help as part of the Stegosaurus Disaster Relief Agency. A flock of Upland Moa birds also felt compelled to join them in their rescue efforts.

"I saw that my friends in Texas needed some help, so I called upon my classmates and a few others who enjoy helping those in need to stomp to their aid," said Stegosaurus.


"I started this service because I am very experienced in dealing with the problems that disasters can cause. Just ask me about Chicxulub some time!"

"Houston dealt with 11 inches of rain just prior to this disaster, and other parts of Texas, particularly those places along the Trinity River are facing the prospect of additional rainfall so we sent the Moa Birds up there to help out," said Lady Rhedosaurus.

"Yes, honestly, this place right now looks worse than the time I stomped through New York in '53," said Rhedosaurus.

"I'm glad you're here to help," said Stegosaurus. "A small contingent of my classmates have gone up the Trinity River to help the Moas resolve problems and aid victims of Nature's excessive deluge."


"We're working together with ( the native mammals of Texas as well, ) to prove to the World that voluntary action is not only the most efficient, but the least intrusive method to public liberty that can be devised by mammal or prehistoric animal," said a Moa Bird emphatically.

"Small children love to see us too! Why, yesterday I paused to give some small children some levity by letting them ride on my back between my plates," said Stegosaurus. "It pleased me to see them so happy."

"And if the Moas are building up a dam, or the Rhedosaurids are helping to rebuild mammal homes, we know we are doing our part in the community. Everyone knows us and loves us, everywhere we stomp," the loquacious plate lizard concluded.

"No one is afraid, and they are grateful to work with us as Texans particularly, of all North American mammals, have an independent streak," said Lady Rhedosaurus. "Not one is afraid. Even of my husband!"

"I'm glad Rhedosaurus is repairing his reputation with figures of mammal authority," said Stegosaurus. "Keep working with us, and in time you'll find mammals will eventually remember you more for the good deeds you have done, the permanence of the silver screen aside," said Stegosaurus.

"You have such remarkable faith in the better parts of mammal nature," observed Rhedosaurus. "It is very admirable."

"Thank you friend," said Stegosaurus. "I've lived 140 million and 9 years focusing on the positive. Good advice for anyone. It really helps you live a happier and more productive life."

"Can you believe it? Another year has gone by and I recently celebrated my 140 million and 9th birthday. It seems like only yesterday that I was 140 million and 8. Here I am with my cake. Birthday cakes are a tradition on birthdays started by mammals."

"Every year my birthday wish is the same: That the world would once again become devoid of polar ice caps, just as it was in my youth, when I was just out of my shell. That may not be good weather for a mammal, but its perfect for a Stegosaurus."

"Even better than a cake this year was the gift of an aloe plant! Whenever I get nervous I always consume aloe plants because of their soothing properties. How very delicious! Its not every day a dinosaur turns 140 million and 9, so I stomped out forthrightly and properly celebrated the day of my birth by eating at one of my favorite dining establishments: The Community Garden Center."

"We are on the cusp of summer! Let us go and see what kind of grand adventures we can have together!"