Catastrfy's ABC's

for our imaginary menagerie

by

Catastrfy Starfire, c. 1996


A

An adorable of alpacas, alluring and absurd.



B

A buzzing of bees, beautiful and bewitching.



C

A cuddle of cats, cherished and comfortable.



D

A devotion of dogs, delightful and droll.



E

An elegance of ermine, enchanting and elongated.



F

A flamboyance of flamingos, flashy and fantastical



G

A glamour of giraffes, graceful and goofy.



H

A happydance of hedgehogs, heartwarming and huggable.



I

An impish of iquanas, irrestistible and imploring.



J

A jehosephat of jumping mice, jazzy and joyful.



K

A knockout of kangaroos, kinetic and kooky.



L

A laughter of ladybugs, little and lovely.



M

A moonstruck of manta rays, magical and mesmerising.



N

A nonsense of narwhals, noble and neighbourly.



O

An orchesis of otters, opinionated and openhearted.



P

A pool of penguins, playful and puckish.



Q

A quickle of quail, quaint and quizzical.



R

A rackish of rooks, rascally and roguish.



S

A slither of snakes, serpentine and sinuous.



T

A twire of turtles, totemic and tranquil.



U

A urdé of unicorns, unexpected and unworldly.



V

A vociferant of vultures, versatile and vigilant.



W

A womble of wombats, whimsical and wonderful.



X

A xerarch of xerus, xeric and xerophilous.



Y

A yodel of yaks, yieldless yet yearning.



Z

A zazzle of zebras, zany and zigzaggy.