Zoo friend

We think Elliot's new favorite animal must be the giraffe. He'd only seen them in books, where they're about 2 inches high. He'd point to them and say "oowaf", with a big smile. Then he saw the real thing. The kid was stunned. They're much bigger in real life, and they MOVE. This was almost too much for Elliot. He just stood at this fence for a long time, eyes, wide, saying "oowaf" occassionally. The rest of us had moved on, and still he stood, in awe. I wonder how long he would have stayed there, had we let him.