Since ancient times, people have used animals as allegory to tell stories and share morals. When it's ancient lore being passed down - think "The Tortoise and the Hare," it comes across as charming, timeless, and insightful. For some reason when people write crud like this in modern times, I just find it extremely annoying, like a whiny plea for people to recognizing how "deep" the author really is, and then we're all expected to clap at the end of story (I mean, who actually talks like this?). I wonder if folks thousands of years ago felt that way about Aesop.
Also, don't throw rocks at the animals. A better ending would be, "And then a zookeeper came up behind them and tipped both of them into the lion exhibit. By the time the gun team arrived, it was obvious that it was too late to save them, so no actions were taken against the animals. Thirty witnesses were on hand to say that the wife had pushed the husband in, and he pulled her in after him. Case closed."
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