Endangered Species
"Of course part of you is a women"
"You're not surprised?"
"Let me tell you something about Jusenkyo, son in law. It's not just random chance that you fell into the spring-of-drowned-girl, nor that my grand-daughter is a cat… if you visit Jusenkyo you will fall into a spring that somehow accentuates a character trait you already possess"
"So Shampoo is a cat because we associate playfulness and seductiveness with cats?"
"Exactly, and Mouse fell into the spring-of-drowned-duck because he is agile like a bird but does not possess impressive cognitive abilities."
"Huh?"
"He's bird-brained".
"Oh, I get it."
"Indeed"
"And Ryoga's a pig because he's so stubborn."
"Pig-headed"
"Indeed"
"Don't steal my lines, son in law"
"Sorry, old ghoul … what about Pantyhose Taro?"
"Well… he was weird"
"That seems a bit forced"
"Just go with it"
"Okay, okay… What about my dad?"
"Your father fell into the spring-of-drowned-panda"
"Yep"
"Which brings to the surface one particular character trait of his"
"He likes to forage for bamboo shoots in the forests of China?"
"No, son in law… think about it."
"He's a … uh … he thinks in black and white?"
"Better, but you still haven't got it."
"I give up."
"Okay, see your 'Auntie Nodoka' over there?"
"Yep"
"And that big sword on her back"
"Now think about a certain promise"
"Oh I get it… endangered species"