Moshe was out of a job when an interesting advertisement caught his eye: "The lion in the local zoo has died. Until we receive a new member, we are looking for someone to dress up as a lion so that the zoo's popularity will not decline."
Lacking an alternative, Moshe signed up for the job. After perusing his resume and checking his references, the board accepted him.
It was his first day at the job, and Moshe was on all fours, making roaring sounds and eating hay. All seemed nice and cool, and, aside from the stuffiness he felt being wrapped up in a lion costume, he was fine.
And then the trouble started.
Without the slightest warning, the bear from the cage on the right jumped over the gate, and slowly advanced toward the lion. "I guess he smelled that I'm not the real stuff!" thought Moshe in despair.
When the bear was but a foot away, Moshe closed his eyes and shouted with all his might, "Shma Yisroel…!"
Before he could continue, he was interrupted by the shout of the bear: "Hashem Elokeinu!"
And the tiger in the cage on the left finished off with a cry of "Hashem Echod!"
