Jackalope

Troy: “Dada?”
Me: “Yeah, bud.”
Troy: “Was that rabbit with the horns on its head real?”
Me: “You mean the jackalope?”
Troy: “Yeah. Was it real?”
Me: “Of course it’s real. I’ll show you a photograph of one when we stop.”
Troy: “Like a real one, like for real life? Not a cartoon?”
Me: “Yes. I’ve even seen one. Well, not a live one, but one that was stuffed. There probably aren’t too many live ones that are pets, because as soon as some guy sees one, his first instinct is to shoot it and stuff it!”
Troy [snickering]: “Really? They shoot them?”
Me: “Of course! If a guy saw a unicorn, he’d shoot that too! Bang! Bang! Flying horse? Pull out your gun. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Any magical creature would be shot and mounted on the wall!”
Troy [laughing]: “That’s funny. Pull out your gun and shoot it.”
Me: “I know. Why can’t people just pull out their phone and shoot a picture instead?! Why do we have to shoot every beautiful thing we see?!”
Troy: “I don’t know.”