The Books

Deep in the Jungle

by Dan Yaccarino

One Potato Review

A man meets a lion:

“‘Can you perform any tricks?’ asked the man.

‘My dear fellow, my specialty is the famous man’s-head-in-lion’s-mouth trick.’

Thrilled, the man asked the lion to show him.

‘I’d be delighted,’ said the lion.”

This follows an earlier brush with stardom that didn’t exactly end how he dreamed it (“The lion made up his mind. He had a bellyful of show business, and he was going home.”) and it’s a bracing reminder of how complacent we have become around alpha predators in this genre, no matter how scenic or charming.

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