Answer: purplecow

AnswerCrossword Clue
PURPLECOWBurgess's "I'd rather see than be one" critter
PURPLECOW"I never saw a ...."
PURPLECOWSubject of Gelett Burgess' famous quatrain.
PURPLECOW"I'd rather see than be one!"
PURPLECOW"I never saw a ... . . . "
PURPLECOWBurgess beast
PURPLECOWPoet Gelett Burgess wrote that he never saw one
PURPLECOWFountain drink containing grape juice and vanilla ice cream