The Accidental Zoo
2 min read · Generated by Playla AI
It started when Neel sneezed and a flamingo appeared.
'ACHOO!' — Flamingo.
'ACHOO ACHOO!' — Two more flamingos.
'This is a problem,' said Neel, staring at three flamingos standing in his living room, judging his furniture choices.
He tried holding his breath. Bad idea — he sneezed harder and produced a confused zebra.
By lunchtime, Neel's house contained: seven flamingos, one zebra, four meerkats (from a particularly violent sneezing fit), a tortoise named Gerald (Gerald named himself), and one extremely calm capybara.
His mother came home from work.
'Neel.'
'Yes, Amma?'
'Why is there a zebra eating my curtains?'
'I can explain.'
'Can you?'
'No. Not really.'
The doctor said it was the strangest case of allergies she'd ever seen. The veterinarian said the animals were perfectly healthy. The zebra said nothing but continued eating curtains.
Eventually, Neel's sneezes became a local attraction. People brought tissues and placed orders. 'Can you sneeze me a puppy?' 'How about a parrot?'
Neel couldn't control what appeared, but he sneezed with enthusiasm. His backyard became the world's first sneeze-powered zoo, with free admission and a strict 'no pepper' policy.