1. Lessons

Characters: Danny Butterman, Nicholas Angel

Narrative mode: third-limited

Word count: 108

First published: March 12, 2008

Last updated: March 12, 2008


“Danny…”

“Yeah?”

“Have you seen my hat?”

“S’on the monkey.”

“Oh. I thought I left it on the peg by the door.”

“Yeah, you did. But the monkey was playing cops’n’robbers.”

“Oh. Oh…in that case…um, who was he playing cops’n’robbers with?”

“The teddy.”

“The teddy was a robber?”

“Ohhh yeah. Nasty bugger.”

“Teddy?”

“Yeah! Tried to make off with your handcuffs.”

“Handcuffs…MY handcuffs?”

“Didn’ get far. The monkey was on it!”

“On it.”

“Yeah! Got him tied up good. You taught him everything he knows, Nicholas.”

“I taught the monkey or the teddy?”

“Gaw! The monkey!”

“So who taught the teddy to steal handcuffs?”

“Welllll…”


Scene Info

Characters: Danny Butterman, Nicholas Angel

Narrative mode: third-limited