I wish I had coloured pencils, says Terence.
Well, you haven't says Margaret. Make the best of it.
If I had a parrot, my parrot would find coloured pencils, says Terence.
Where from? asks Katherine.
Where they were, says Terence.
Nonsense, says Margaret. A parrot wouldn't know where to find coloured pencils.
Perhaps the next town, says Gaius.
The next town is Hay, says Margaret, and we won't be stopping.
My parrot would be stopping, says Terence.
Indeed, says Gaius. You could send him ahead to locate coloured pencils. He could obtain them and rejoin us in Hay.
Don't you start, says Margaret.
I was merely conjecturing, says Gaius.
How would the parrot obtain the coloured pencils? asks Margaret.
We could have given the parrot some money, says Katherine.
Hah! says Margaret. And how would the parrot have carried the money?
A ten dollar note tucked into its feathers, says Katherine.
Terence is entranced,
His parrot would have money tucked into its feathers, and would buy coloured pencils in Hay.
The parrot would wait for them in Hay.
Margaret would slow down and open her window.
No, not her.
Katherine would open her window.
No not her either.
Terence would open the back seat window. And Saint Roley would fly in, and drop the coloured pencils in Terence's lap.
Why did you need these? Saint Roley would ask him
To colour the green and golden bell frog in Gaius's notes, Terence would say.
Take care when colouring while the car is moving, Saint Roley would say.
I'm always careful, Terence would say.
Which is true, in a way.
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