Where's my stretcher? asks Sweezus. Not that I need it now.
That's lucky, says Unni. We couldn't get one. Ranger Rose was on pest duty. Where's your tee shirt?
Peeled it, says Sweezus. Exit the Bristlebirds!
So they've gone, says Unni. Lucky we've got that photo.
They haven't gone, says Katherine. Not yet.
She indicates the lumpy soiled tee shirt, which is writhing gently.
Don't tell me that's them! says Unni. Crikey! They'll be dying in there!
She reaches down. Picks up the tee shirt. Untangles and releases the Bristlebirds.
Unni, dear, says Katherine. Was that a wise action?
The Bristlebirds think so. They right themselves faster than might be expected.
They glance about, sharp-eyed and deadly. Where is HE!
Mr Bristlebird spots him first, standing bare shouldered, next to a xanthorrhoea (xanthorrhoea).
A split second later, Mrs Bristlebird spots him too.
They fly upwards in unison, splitting off like fighter jets in an air force demonstration.
Sweezus is faster. He dives for a low lying tea tree ( L. laevigatum).
The Bristlebirds have no option but to land on his shorts ( Bender Mash, black, lower half orange).
O wow! Sorry! says Unni. I didn't realise they were THAT attached to you. Now what?
Sweezus's voice ripples out from the heart of the tea tree : Freaking DO something!
We could try and net them with the tee shirt, says Katherine.
It's too dirty, says Unni. If only dad was here. We could box them.
Oh yes, the red box would be perfect, says Katherine. Where is Ray?
Driving the kids back to Doris, says Unni. And Doctor Wallenius is waiting for Rose.
Then we must deal with this ourselves, says Katherine.
Do your worst, whistles Mr Bristlebird.
Jeezballs! cries Sweezus, from the centre of the action. Hurry UP guys!
The shorts! says Unni. If we're quick enough we can pull them off with the Bristlebirds inside.
Sweezus considers this plan. ( You should always wear clean underpants.... is he?)
Too late to object now. Unni reaches under his belly and flips open the metal stud. Ping. Then she rips the zip down. Rurp.
At the same time Katherine pulls both shorts legs from the bottom.
The Bristlebirds are once again taken completely by surprise.
Before they can defecate in terror or whistle, they are tied up inside a warm pair of Bender Mash board shorts (lower half orange)
This time they will not be allowed to escape.
Sweezus backs himself out of the tea tree and scrambles upright, revealing a reasonably clean pair of black underpants.
Thank you ladies, says Sweezus, just as Ray Moon appears in the clearing.
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