Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Fishy Red Drink Adventure

Terence has followed Belle into the kitchen.

Where's my red drink? asks Terence.

I'm still looking, says Belle. What did everyone think of the pizza?

They got wisdom, says Terence.

Wisdom? says Belle. Wisdom how?

From the mosquito cheese, says Terence.

Mozzarella, says Belle. How did that give them wisdom?

Yellow string moustaches, says Terence. 

Made of cheese, says Belle.  They must all look funny.

Like wise men, says Terence. But with no presents.

Aw, says Belle. That reminds me, what happened to your wooden duck, Waca?

You'll be sad, says Terence.

Tell me anyway, says Belle.

He got forgotten, says Terence. I buried him in the sand at Saint Kilda. And then we left.

So he's still there, says Belle.

No, a nice little girl might have found him, says Terence. 

That's a good way to think about it, says Belle. She'll have washed him and put him in her bedroom.

He likes adventures, says Terence.

Don't we all, says Belle. Well, you're about to have a red drink adventure.

Yay! says Terence. 

Watch this, says Belle. 

She pours some of Gaius's spring water into a beaker.

Then she takes a teaspoon from Sweezus's cutlery drawer.

Next she finds an empty sardine tin.

'John West Sardines in Tomato Sauce'.

There is some fishy tomato sauce left in the bottom, rich red in colour.

She spoons some into the beaker and stirs it around.

It's not red enough.

But there were three sardine tins, all with remains in.

At last the drink is a dark red drink, smelling fishy.

Try this, says Belle.

Terence tries it.

It's not the best drink ever.

But it's in a cool beaker.


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