A little girl, whose parents continually fight, receives a free pass for the "Children's Zoo" from a friend. She takes her parents there the next day. Parents enter the zoo from a separate entrance, that looks suspiciously like a heavy metal gate. The little girl goes in and passes many sets of parents, in various stages of denial or anger, all within secure cages that have large, circular windows. They've been put there by their children, who were tired of the arguments or the childish behavior. Parents stay there till they've worked through their issues, which might never happen, and are picked by a new child. The little girl settles on a mother and father who promise they've learned their lesson, and the new family happily leaves. The little girl's old parents see her go off, in amazement, and realize they have to live in a small room with each other for a long, long time.

Last revised: Tuesday, September 24, 2002

 
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