You Ate My Ear!

Saint Roley lands in Louisa's front garden.

He taps on the door.

Gaius opens.

Terence! calls Gaius. Saint Roley is here!

Terence comes thundering down the hallway.

Guess what?

Guess what yourself, says Saint Roley.

I know already, says Terence. I've got my own brick!

Very nice, says Saint Roley. But now, guess what I have, in this packet.

Terence looks at the packet, attached to Saint Roley with string.

String! And a cellophane packet! And a gooey orange mess inside the packet.

I was wondering what that was, says Gaius. Some sort of fungus?

The EARS! says Saint Roley. An unfortunate event occurred at the lighthouse, after which the Ears' only desire was to return to their makers.

It's not them, says Terence. 

Dear me, says Gaius, to Saint Roley. You'd better come in.

Saint Roley follows Gaius into the kitchen where Louisa is spreading rice onto hairy red pseudo-nori.

Baby-Glossy is stirring the chocolate tapenade with a spoon gripped in his beak.

Saint Roley hops onto the table, with the packet.

Baby-Glossy drops the spoon into the tapenade.

Ears! squawks Baby-Glossy. 

The Ears stare out through the cellophane. At least Baby-Glossy is pleased to see them.

Will someone please let them out?

Louisa meanwhile has found the tongs and lifted the spoon from the tapenade.

She places it on the table.

Baby-Glossy doesn't hesitate. He picks up the chocolatey spoon with his beak, opens the cellophane packet with one wing, and scoops the mushy Ears out.

Which un is mine? cries Baby-Glossy.

Me! cries the small one. I have missed you!

It would be a lovely reunion but for what happens next.....

Arthur, Sweezus and Victor come in through the open front door.

They smell chocolate. 

Arthur picks up the spoon. Licks off the chocolate mixed with olives and capers and whatnot.

Sweezus sees a chocolate-covered blob on the table.

He picks it up and eats it. 

Mm, delicious. What's that orangey flavour?

Hey! cries Baby-Glossy. You just ate my EAR!