Hey, Em!
This piece is actually fairly difficult to review. While humorous, it also is confusing. Though, it seems like most of the humor comes from it being confusing. Which is perplexing in itself, but I won't focus on that.
I will focus on the fact that posting it literary works section might not have been the best choice. There's not really much to critique or say about this. It's also not something you would expect a review on. It seems like something like Squills (the official news bulletin for YWS) or the Weekly Writer (an official newsletter for YWS during a short period of time). This may be better in the forums, or a blog, or on a site like Tumblr or Wordpress.
To the question raised in "Fairness = Equality", I think there may be an answer. Perhaps, give the elephant and the fish tools to climb the tree. It is completely fair because they are being raised to the level of the monkey. The monkey isn't being brought down and it's still a task that would require work to do. Or, you could just give them each their own exam that's equal in the amount of effort it takes to do it.
The elephant would have to tear down [x amount] of trees with its tusks, perhaps a few trees with deep roots. The fish would have to swim [x amount] of feet or yards with some obstacles in the way, and the monkey would have to climb a tree that had branches put in places that made it slightly difficult to climb. The same amount of work for different exams. How well they did is based on what they do best.
Another thing, while this may bring up cool facts, there are no sources or citations except for one in the "Letter Color Synaesthesia" part of Weekly Wonders issue. Without sources, it makes it hard to trust what this says. (The "Dear Albert Einstein, Please Test This Theory" area might need an article with math-y stuffs linked, and "Fairness = Equality?" could have something else bringing up the argument.)
This was an fun read, though. It makes the readers think and brings up some really cool facts. Perhaps if better put together, and with an actual schedule it might actually take off! And many a new title may help. (This is the only post I've seen out, so it's definitively not weekly. 
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Keep on typin'
~Adrian
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