Plants Eat Elephants

"Don't be silly", said the Engineer. "Plants don't eat elephants". "Yes, they do", said the Turtle. "No", said the Engineer, "It's the other way around, Elephants eat plants." "Both assertions are correct." The engineer scratched his head Incredulously. "I can't believe my ears", he said, "You must be kidding." "No. I ‘m utterly serious", said the Turtle. "Then you owe me a rational explanation." "You think that I'm delusional because your thinking Is linear, whereas mine cyclical, " said the Turtle. "What do you mean? " "Well, nature recycles life." "I know that", the Engineer said. The Turtle smiled. "Then you also understand", he said, "that as elephants die, they decay Into the soil and the nutrients of their bodies nourish seeds that sprout into plants, which in turn the elephants will eat."