"Your highnesssss," hissed the snake holding you, "Perhapsss we
ssshould put thisss human with the other interloper. Maybe ssstart a
human zzzoo. As the humansss sssay, turnabout is fair play?"
"Oh, I'd forgotten about him," said the lion in an abashed tone, "Has
anyone fed him?"
"Yesss, primate pelletssss daily, along with fresssh sssawdussst for
the cage floor," the snake answered.
"You?" asked the lion in surprise.
"The monkeysss and I," the snake explained.
"Ah, good. Yes, put him there for now. A few weeks in the zoo may be
just what they need."
"They will make a fine breeding pair," the snake said in an agreeable
tone, "Soon we may have human babies on display."
"Uh, they're both male," said the lion with a cough.
"How can you tell?" the snake asked.
The mammals mostly snickered.
"I'll explain in private," said the lion.
"Well, no matter. With everyone's agreement, we can breed them."
"But they're both male!" said an exasperated gnu.
"We know how to ssshift," the snake began.
"You can shift shape, but not gender."
"Ah, but the fish at the Aquarium can. I was talking with him
yesssterday about a human zzzoo, and he sssaid it was easy enough for
them to do. We just get him or her as the case may be to shift one of
these two into a fish, shift genders and restore it to human, and we
have a breeding pair," explained the snake triumphantly.
The hyena laughed and rolled on the ground, "Yes, yes, do it!"
Most of the other animals were in shock.
You say, "I'm sure the other guy will make a lovely woman for me."
The lion harrumphed. Suddenly, all the anthroanimals were speaking.