"That's different from what I used to say when I was a child," said the Gryphon.

THE old, sad, Jewish joke about Moses taking a wrong turn and ending up in a corner of the Middle East without any oil can at last be discarded.

In the second frame he sits alongside clutching an antler, possibly to position the head after 'sticking' the animal - slitting its throat - to drain the blood and preserve the quality of the meat.