Friday, June 20, 2025

Whose Leg Will I Bite?

Great White Teacher is now in a puddle of water.

Sweezus has been digging around him, with the spade.

Now for the channel, says Sweezus. Arthur, take over.

Can I take over? asks Terence.

No, says Great White Teacher. Don't give that infant the spade!

No way, says Sweezus handing it to Arthur.

Arthur starts digging.

Make it a wide one, says Great White Teacher. I'll need room to turn round.

You'll be turned around before you slide down the channel, says Gaius.

In that case, says Great White Teacher, start turning me now.

Yeah, says Sweezus, but first let's get a photo.

Fine, says Great White Teacher, whose leg will I bite?

Steady on, says Faith. Whose leg will you look as though you're ABOUT to bite?

Thus speaketh the sardine, says Great White Teacher.

Terence sniggers.

No worries, says Sweezus. Terence is volunteering.

What am I doing? asks Terence.

Nothing bad'll happen, says Sweezus. Just stand there.

He marks a spot in the sand in front of Great White Teacher.

Closer, says Great White Teacher.

That's close enough for the photo, says Sweezus. 

Terence stands on the spot.

Sweezus moves around in order to find the best angle.

Arthur keeps digging.

The channel grows deeper.

Great White Teacher opens his jaws.

A wave breaks. Water flows into the channel and Great White Teacher slides backwards.

But not very far.

He didn't get me, says Terence.

Doesn't matter, says Sweezus. I've already taken the photo.

Turn me round, says Great White Teacher. Delete the photo. I just realised something.

What's that? asks Sweezus.

Context is missing, says Great White Teacher. The photo could be interpreted wrongly.

Yeah it could, says Sweezus. Like you shot up onto the beach to bite a little kid's leg and got stuck here.

Which I didn't, says Great White Teacher.

It's true. He is not stuck here. He slides backwards down Arthur's deep channel into the shallows, turns and swims out to where Shorty and Speedy are waiting, with questions.

Good one boss, says Speedy. But what did you do that for?

Intel, says Great White Teacher.


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