LEAVING TIME Extract by Jodi Picoult
LEAVING TIME Extract by Jodi Picoult
LEAVING TIME Extract by Jodi Picoult
PICOULT
Leaving Time
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resident polar bear, the facility closed and Morganetta was moved
to the Los Angeles Zoo. Her home there was much bigger. It had
a pool, and toys, and two older elephants.
If I knew back then what I know now, I could have told the
mayor that just sticking elephants in proximity with others does
not mean they will form friendships. Elephants are as unique in
their personalities as humans are, and just as you would not
assume that two random humans would become close friends,
you should not assume that two elephants will bond simply because
they are both elephants. Morganetta continued to spiral deeper
into depression, losing weight and deteriorating. Approximately
one year after she arrived in L.A., she was found dead in the
bottom of the enclosure’s pool.
The moral of this story is that sometimes, you can attempt to
make all the difference in the world, and it still is like trying to stem
the tide with a sieve.
The moral of this story is that no matter how much we try, no
matter how much we want it . . . some stories just don’t have a
happy ending.