I sit on the floor of my cage. Bored. No-one to gawk at me. No wide-eyed kids to marvel at the fantastic folds in my fatty sides and gasp at the stench of my breath. Just a lone hippo with no purpose in life. I sigh, as only a hippo can. I look over to the walrus sitting in the next cage over, facing away from me. He's reading the medical journal, but it seems to be upside down. He's probably just looking at the pictures. I call over to him, but he doesn't seem to speak hippo. Typical.
So I start eating from my trough. I may not have an audience, but I don't want to lose my figure after all. Suddenly I feel sleepy...I've hardly even started eating. What's wrong with me? I must be starving. Gotta eat some more. *munch munch*
My eyelids are getting heavy, and I lie down. My cage opens, and I see a figure, but I can't make anything out. Everything is blurry. Can the walrus see me? Or is it the walrus? I have no idea. I can't move properly. I realize the food must have been drugged. But why?
Through the haze, I recognize the glint of steel. It swoops down at me and cuts into my throat, but at this point, I can hardly even feel it. "Who would kill such a beautiful hippo as me?" is the last thought I have, before I slip into oblivion.