Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Piranha Legend

Teddy Roosevelt took a trip

Down the Brazilian Amazon,

And witnessed piranha fish rip

A cow apart phenomenon.

The President then spread this tale,

And piranha fish came to be

Deemed horrors on a monstrous scale

With bloodthirsty efficiency.

Later it was discovered that

Locals starved the fish beforehand,

Tossed in the river habitat

With the cow, fooling Teddy planned.

Thanks to Teddy, piranhas still

Have a bad rap for bloody kill.