Page 28 -- Things Are Not Always What You Think They Are

Appearance is not always reality. I learned this truth in my high school English class when we read Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen). The kids assumed that Carlos Crocodile was going to have them over for lunch and eat them with his shiny big teeth, but, in reality, he’s a guy waiting by the river for the delivery service to bring a vegan lunch for his family picnic.

Just to get things straight, everyone’s a vegan in this book. When you see jaguars, they’re vegan. When you see crocodiles, they’re vegan. When you see snakes and spiders, they’re vegan. No one, no matter how big, scary, or ugly they may be, will eat you.