Dance Of Freedom

Daniel O'Connell is drowning in two pairs of trousers.

But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Each has a tail hole. That makes two leg holes, one tail hole, and a waist hole in each pair of trousers.

According to Ying, who is good at maths (according to Arthur), that makes eight holes altogether.

And you have eight legs, says Belle, to Daniel O'Connell.

He knows that.

I'll get some pins, says Belle. We'll have you dressed in a jiffy. Gaius, have you got any pins?

Gaius has, from a period when he caught and pinned butterflies, before they became scarce.

Like the best pins, they have different coloured tops, and are remarkably pointy.

Ouch! Ouch! cries Daniel O'Connell.

And then he is silent.

Eight leg holes is all very well, but what about:

A HOLE FOR HIS HEAD!

Belle is realising this also.

Meanwhile Terence has come in.

Oh shit, says Sweezus.

Penalty! says Terence.

Only YOU get a penalty for swearing, says Sweezus.

I know what you're thinking, says Belle, with her mouth full of pins. You're thinking you'll have to take Terence with you to the Canaries.

Not another one! says Ying. There won't be enough room on the plane.

Can't he stay here? asks Sweezus.

No, says Belle. I'll be in charge of the office. He'll be going. Anyway, he'll love it. You fly via Dubai, and Barcelona.

Barcelona! cries Terence! That's where I came from!

Aren't you lucky, says Belle. You can visit The Virgin, and Saint Joseph, your beautiful family.

Not Saint Joseph, says Terence. I might visit the parrots.

You can visit your replacement, says Arthur.

Do I have a replacement? asks Terence.

(He must have forgotten).

Astro Boy, says Arthur. That is, if he's still there.

Boo hoo, says Terence. Astro Boy. My poor replacement.

It's hard to know what he is thinking.

Daniel O'Connell's head pokes out of Monkey Daddy's tail hole.

Cch-chah!

He is choking, and one leg is trapped.

Get me out! says Daniel O'Connell. I've changed my mind about holiday outfits.

Now you tell me , says Belle. After all that pinning.

Daniel O'Connell struggles out of his outfits, and performs a Red Spider Dance of Freedom.

Geoff Darwin and Cedric Walnut applaud.

Now they should get their clothes back.