Under the heat of the intense African sun, the Hippo sat under a tree staring into a cool blue watering hole. "God," the Hippo asked, "why can't I live the in the water? The sun is too for me here."
"I cannot allow you to live in the water..." God replied, "because you are too big and you will eat all of my fish."
The Hippo thought about God's response and said, "God, what if I promise not to eat your fish? Then can I live in the water?"
"How will I know you are not eating my fish?"
The Hippo thought some more. "God, if you let me live in the water, I will only eat the plants and so you know I am not eating your fish, I will open my mouth everyday and let you look down into my belly."
God agreed to the Hippos proposal and allowed him to move into the water to cool off and eat the plants. Keeping his word, the Hippo comes out of the water everyday, opens his mouth to the heavens and say, "Thank you, God... see - I am not eating you fish."
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"I routinely raise my gaping mouth to the heavens. For with my righteous vegetarian diet I have but nothing to hide from my Lord."
100 Years of Trash
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