![]() He imagines that people would be so shocked they would swallow their gum and question where he hunts such odd animals. He would also find an elephant-cat-a combination of elephant and cat. The illustration depicts the creatures, stacked on top of each while roosting in the hen below’s plumage. He imagines a type of hen with a topknot of gathered feathers that other hens roost in. Gerald believes his new zoo-McGrew Zoo-will make people spread the word about his interesting new animals. He imagines that people would stare and comment on the strange sight, praising Gerald. ![]() Gerald imagines a ten-footed lion, with five legs on each side. He would unlock the pens and cages, and then find beasts of a more unusual kind. ![]() Gerald says he would make changes, such as releasing the old-fashioned lions and tigers to make way for something new. However, Gerald speculates that he would improve the zoo if he ran it. Gerald, a young boy, comments that the zoo is pretty good, and that the man who runs it seems proud of his zoo. ![]() The zookeeper stands with his hands in his pocket, also looking content. He stands before a modest lion display in which a lion sleeps contentedly in his cage. Written in anapestic tetrameter and narrated in the first-person perspective, If I Ran the Zooopens with Gerald McGrew, the story’s protagonist and narrator, arriving at a zoo. ![]()
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