This odd little fellow was advertised on Ebay as a hippopotamus teapot but once I got it I wasn’t quite sure if that is indeed what it is. I got it for $5 so it was a bargain but still—what do YOU think it is? Maybe hippos look differently in Nepal? All guesses are appreciated.
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Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson