A California girl has overcome one hurdle in her search for a magical creature: permission from Los Angeles County animal control officials to look after a unicorn in her backyard.
In a handwritten letter dated Nov. 14, the girl, identified only as Madeline, wrote to Los Angeles County and asked it to allow her to look after a unicorn at home, should she succeed in corralling one.
“I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one,” Madeline, 6, wrote. “Please send me a letter in response.”
On Nov. 30, Marcia Mayeda, the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, wrote back. Ms. Mayeda said she had approved a unicorn license for Madeline and listed the county’s five conditions for unicorn licensing.
Unicorn owners must feed their unicorn watermelon, “one of its favorite treats,” once a week, she said, and polish the unicorn’s horn “at least once a month with a soft cloth.”
In addition to the dietary and grooming requirements, the unicorn must have “regular access to sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows.”
“Any sparkles or glitter used on the unicorn must be nontoxic and biodegradable to ensure the unicorn’s good health,” she said.
Good on LA Animal Control for bringing this bit of cheer to both Madeline and the rest of us.
It fun little stuff like this that makes it worthwhile sometimes.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the old pilot joke about the FAA.
Santa is getting his yearly pre-Christmas Eve inspection and check ride. Everything is going well, all the paperwork is in order and the inspections are all passed with flying colors, and all that’s left is the flight check. The inspector climbs into the sleigh with Santa, and Santa notices he”s holding a shotgun. “What’s that for?” says Santa. The inspector looks around and whispers to Santa, “I’m not supposed to tell you this, but you’re gonna lose one on takeoff.”
....and for the rest of us sorry adults who live the purportedly "real* world, there is the classic Thurber fable, "The Unicorn in the Garden". The first page in the link is blank, page down.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.u.arizona.edu/~ordover/ENGL101/Unicorn_in_the_Garden.pdf
The moral: Don't count your boobies before they're hatched