Fritz and the Llama

U Z. Eliserio
By U Z. Eliserio

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Fritz and the llama
Live in the desert.
Fritz waves Hi to a camel.
The llama spits at it.
“How rude!” says the camel.
“She’s my sister,” says Fritz.

Fritz and the llama
Live in the desert.
Fritz drinks from an oasis.
The llama spits at it.
“How rude!” says the oasis.
“She’s my sister,” says Fritz.

Fritz and the llama
Live in the desert.
Fritz stares at the moon.
The llama spits at it.
The spit lands on Fritz.
“How rude!” says Fritz.

U Z. Eliserio
U Z. Eliserio
U Z. Eliserio, 40, is a professor at the Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman. The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House is coming out with his book, Shooting the Zombie Apocalypse. He dreams of becoming a painter, sculptor, podcaster, and TitToker.

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