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Posted by WB on April 14, 2006, 5:51 pm
Jean D Mahavier wrote:
> From the bottom step Jean looks down at the menagerie, then at the Feds.
> "You again! Carl, why are you two back?" He looks down at his shoes and
> shrugs.
>
> "um, well, we wanted to go somewhere warm. That is, the bear and the
> penguins
> were too cold at Kate's and wanted that, and it seemed a good idea to
> Boss Fed and me, too, at the time. We remembered how nice you were to us
> before,
> and it's warm here. We could help you out like before; you remember, in
> your sewing room there. You said that was a real nice job we did. And it
> was
> snowing at Kate's!"
>
> Jean thinks back, remembering how nicely they straightened everything out,
> folding each piece of her stash, sorting it into woven-or-knit,
> heavy-or-light,
> and the thread was even better! Boss Fed did know the difference between
> fuchsia and hot pink, they had cleaned and oiled her sewing machines
> and the serger. Besides, now there were three more machines they could do.
> "Well, I suppose you could stay for a few days again, provided you behave
> and don't make any noise. DH would not take kindly to the likes of you!
> But what about the circus you brought with you? I do not run a zoo here!"
>
> The penguins realized they were being talked about in a not-too-kindly
> fashion
> and the polar bear looked like it might cry. It sidled over to the step and
> looked up at Jean, taking off the Raybans so as to appear a bit friendlier.
> "We
> won't be any trouble, really we won't. A warm mug of tea now and then, and
> an occasional dip in the bathtub would be nice. We're really neat and well-
> behaved. We gave Mistress Kate no bother at all."
>
> Jean found that hard to believe, but it would be interesting to live with a
> half-dozen
> miniature penguins and a small polar bear. The Feds were OK before,
> and she sure could set them to work on the sewing room. The new cabinets
> needed
> their drawers and shelves stocked from the closets and the stash was totally
> out of
> control; she hadn't had time to straighten it out since her neighbor up the
> street gave her a pile of cotton prints from her attic.
>
> "All right, a few days. But you know the rules, Boss Fed and Carl, and let
> the menagerie know what they are: DH must not know about your presence.
> I'll go put the kettle on, we'll have a cuppa and then you two get to work
> and
> the rest stay out of trouble." She went upstairs to the kitchen and got out
> tea and mugs. Her big white teapot had been broken; the little green one
> would have to do. In a few minutes she carried a tray downstairs to find
> the
> penguins and the bear in the bathtub half-filled with water. The polar bear
> was playing with the plastic ducks it found in one corner while the penguins
> surfed about from one end of the tub to the other, clearly enjoying the warm
> water. Boss Fed and Carl stood in the bathroom doorway, laughing at the
> antics.
>
> "Thanks, Mistress Jean," the two chorussed, "for the stay and the tea."
>
> (to be continued)
>
>
To be continued?
WHY??
What is this about and what's it doing here?
Where is IMS when she's actually needed to police this NG?
Just wondering...
JPBill
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