"Gee whiz, I hadn't thought about that. I
thought it was just that he refused to think for himself. Or maybe that
he felt I didn't deserve to have anything he didn't. Or that he simply
wanted to drive me insane. But maybe you're right. He does seem to like
to hang around with me a lot. Maybe he just wants to imitate me because
he admires me! That's pretty neat!"
"Yes it is," said the Cowardly Lion. "So you have a responsibility to
Henry now as a role model."
"A what?" asked Ricardo.
"A role model," explained the Lion. "If Henry is going to do everything
you do, you certainly don't want to do anything too foolish."
"Oh, yeah," agreed Ricardo. "That's true. Thanks for your advice, Mr.
Lion King, Sir."
"Any time, Ricardo," laughed the Lion. "Be sure to give my respects to
your mother."
"I will," said the wombat, scampering off happily and chanting something
under his breath about being a role model.
"If only the problems of the adults were as easily handled as that,"
laughed the King.
"Mr. Your Majesty?" came another voice. "I want to ask you some advice."
The Cowardly Lion looked and saw another wombat. "Aha," he said. "Let me
guess. Your name is Henry, right?"
"Gee," replied the smaller animal.
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