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Zebra paused from foraging to find Leopard lurking nearby. "You're a strange looking lion," she said.
"Dear foal," said Leopard, shaking his head. "I'm a leopard, not a lion."
Zebra's ears perked. "I see. Your spots are what make you prettier than a lion."
"You're too kind. But they're small and splotchy," Leopard said as he crept nearer. "I'd love to acquire stripes, regal ones—"
"Like mine?"
"They'd suit me quite well."
Flattered and intrigued, Zebra narrowed her eyes, then blinked. "Can a leopard change its spots?"
Leopard licked his chops. "No more than a zebra can change its stripes."