Unknown Artist Vanitas Still Life

Unknown Artist Vanitas Still LifeJohn Constable Wivenhoe ParkJohn Constable The White Horse
as different from the grazing animals nearby as a human was from a cow.
Mary pointed to herself and said, "Mary."
The nearest creature reached forward with its trunk. She moved closer, and it touched her on the breast, where she had pointed, waved, they tossed their heads, and from their throats came the unmistakable sound of merriment. She couldn't help it: she laughed, too.
Then another creature moved forward and touched her hand with its trunk. Mary offered her other hand as well to its soft, bristled, questing touch.and she heard her voice coming back to her from the creature's throat: "Merry.""What are you?" she said."Watahyu?" the creature responded.All she could do was respond. "I am a human," she said."Ayama yuman," said the creature, and then something even odder happened: the creatures laughed.Their eyes wrinkled, their trunks