The Big Animal

Mr. Sawicki, a respectable bank clerk, appears in the streets of his town in the company of a camel. The residents are astonished. Their initial friendliness and surprise turns into widespread hostility. Local government offices demand that the camel be registered and tax paid for it, officials receive letters claiming the animal is soiling the streets and distracting the children at school and, most importantly, could be the carrier of a tropical disease. Picket lines appear in front of the Sawickis' house, demanding that the exotic resident be removed.