10: Camelopardalis
Brick strolls onto stage, spotlight illuminating his ginger fur perfectly. He coughs into the mike and the audience quiets as he stares into their souls.
"Welcome once again to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!" he booms over the crowd. "Please welcome our next presenter, Leopardstrike!"
A dappled silver and black she-cat hurries onto stage, her nimble paws carrying her to the microphone. She has to stretch to reach it, and Brick quickly lowers it for her.
"Hi," she squeaks. "Um, I'm Leopardstrike of ShadowClan, and, um, I'm presenting the constellation Camelopardalis. It, um, looks kind of likes this."
She presses a button on the small remote Brick had given her, and seems to wince as the bright colors flash onto the projector.
"I'm, uh, not sure how that's, uh, supposed to look like, um, a camel with spots like a leopard," she adds, eliciting a small laugh from the audience, "but that's what it is. Camelopardalis is the Latin word for giraffe. It's the combined words leopard and camel in Greek."
She seems to gain confidence as she talks, straightening and smiling at the crowd. She clicks another picture onto the screen.
"The Greeks came up with this name because of the giraffe's long neck and tawny spots like a leopard."
She shuffles her paws.
"Here's one more picture--"
"--it shows you a bit more. Well, that's basically it. Thanks!"
She scurries off the stage as the audience lets out some whoops and claps, and Brick pads back up.
"That's it for today, folks! Thanks for coming, and see you next time!"
brought to you by leopard who is not normally compared to a giraffe but whatever xD
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