Polymorphism is a room. To find (V - K) in (L - list of values of kind K): repeat with N running from 1 to the number of entries in L: if entry N in L is V: say "Found [V] at entry [N] in [L]."; stop; say "Did not find [V] in [L]." When play begins: find "needle" in {"parrot", "needle", "rutabaga"}; find 6 in {2, 3, 4}; end the story.