An omnivore a herbivore
and a carnivore went for
a walk in the desert but
only one of them returned.
At the oasis they stopped
for a drink but there was
no food only vegetation
which the herbivore had.
Hmmm said the carnivore
(to himself) while he and
the omnivore tossed a coin
to decide who'd eat what.
The carnivore won the toss
so it was his choice to eat
either of the other two, but
the herbivore intervened.
He said, I was excluded
while I was having my
fill, so to be fair I should
toss the coin and I choose.
Choose what, the carnivore
said, you wont eat any of
us that is why we left you
out, you are not included.
Ok then, the herbivore said,
I'm not partial to either of
you, yet both of you would
eat me given the opportunity.
In that case, I toss and I will
call heads or tails and I will
decide which one of you gets
to eat me, that seems only fair.
The carnivore and omnivore
agreed to this and with that
the herbivore tossed the coin
up up and it landed in the tree.
He set off up the trunk while
the other two looked on in a
slight state of confusion and
by then they were both hungry.
The herbivore arrived at the
summit and said that he had
found the coin but he couldn't
recall which side he selected.
Tell you what I'll do he said,
I will toss it from here and
as I in the tree, I will decide
who eats who of you two.
Down the coin came flipping
summersaulting and turning
edgeways landing in the sand
in an indecisive position.
Ah well the herbivore said it
means it was a draw so you
will have to come to your own
conclusion I’ve got plenty up here.
A vicious fight ensued at the base
of the tree, they were both wounded
seriously, but the carnivore overcame
the omnivore and began to cannibalise.
Ps
I am stuck for an ending, I need more
time to think about it as I am a vegan
and I want to live to tell the tale.