One day, on a lake in the Jungle of Words, Groucho Barx and Zebra were fishing together in a small wooden rowboat. But Groucho soon got bored however, as no fish were turning up like he expected.
"Fishing is boring, Zebra," said Groucho to Zebra.
But Zebra was maintaining a positive outlook.
"You won't say that come dinnertime!" he said.
But then, suddenly, something caught Zebra's fishing line. And it was not a fish that he hoped to have for dinner. It was a shark, and he was very angry at Zebra and Groucho for trespassing in his territory. Zebra became very scared.
"Why? What are we having for dinner?" asked Groucho regarding Zebra's statement, while being unaware of the shark at the same time.
Had the shark not shown up, Zebra would've answered Groucho's question with, "Why, fish, of course!", but now considering the circumstances, Zebra didn't want to risk it.
"PIZZA!" Zebra screamed as he started quickly rowing the boat away from the shark.
"We're fishing for pizza?" Groucho asked.
"No!" said Zebra. "We're going to ORDER pizza, because look!"
Sure enough, Groucho looked and saw the shark as the vicious fish started to chase after them.
Groucho and Zebra screamed in terror as they rowed away from the shark as fast as they can.
"And that's how it happened," said Groucho, finishing his and Zebra's tale to their friends, Olivia Ostrich, Schnoz Ali, Dualot, Seealot, and King Tut, as all seven of them were eating pizza for their dinner.
"Gosh, Groucho!" said Olivia, feeling rather frightened. "How did that shark even get there?"
"He might have been swept there in that dreadful rainstorm a few weeks ago," said Groucho. "At least I think he did."
"Nevertheless," said Schnoz Ali, "that shark needs to be disposed of immediately. Dualot, Seealot, and I will do the job."
"We'll be glad to help you, Schnoz Ali," said Dualot.
Seealot chattered as he and Dualot followed Schnoz Ali outside.
"See you later!" Schnoz Ali called out to Groucho, Olivia, Zebra, and King Tut.
"Bye!" they all said.
"It's a good thing our friends know what they're doing, isn't it?" said Groucho to Zebra.
"It sure is, Groucho," Zebra said.
"It sure is," Olivia added.