Soft Parts

You should get out of our water, says the bell frog who didn't eat Prawny.

We're going, says Terence.

Yes, we're going, says Gaius. Then you can start searching.

He carries Terence back to the edge of the pond, and deposits him there.

Where's my torch? asks Rosalie.

Terence has it, says Gaius.

I haven't, says Terence.

I hope you didn't drop it in the water, says Rosalie.

Me too, says Terence. But if I did, the bell frogs will find it.

Indeed they will, says Gaius. They will be searching for Prawny's tail and no doubt stumble across it.

Why are they searching for my tail? asks Prawny.

I must apologise, says Gaius. I might have lost it.

We think it fell into the water, says Terence. And guess what?

What? asks Prawny. 

They get a reward if they find it, says Terence. A snack of their choice.

I really can't wait any longer, says Rosalie. I'm on a late lunch break.

Why don't you wade ito the water and look for it yourself, says Margaret. Thats what I'd do.

We aren't supposed to interfere with the bell frogs, says Rosalie.

Nonsense, says Margaret. I'll go, then. 

She steps into the pond.

She sees the two green and golden bell frogs splashing about on the far side, in front of the sauna.

She stops. They don't look like they're searching.

She moves closer. Hears them talking.

Famous! says the one who didn't eat Prawny. Woohoo!

Aren't we already famous? says the neighbour.

Only as a group, says the one who didn't eat Prawny. This would be just US!

They might make a video of us doing it, says the neighbour.

How? asks the one who didn't eat Prawny.

We could do a reenactment, says the neighbour.

Yes, says the one who didn't eat Prawny. And then eat our snack.

What snack will we choose? asks the neighbour.

The prawn's tail might be nice, says the one who didn't eat Prawny.

So how come you didn't eat it when you had the chance? asks the neighbour.

I tried, but I was choking on feathers, says the one who didn't eat Prawny.

We can't ask for the tail as our snack, says the neighbour. It's what were supposed to be finding.

I guess not, says the one who didn't eat Prawny.

We could ask for the soft parts, says the neighbour.

They start laughing Rr! Rr! Hey! Hey!

And dive down to start looking.

Margaret is torn between two imperatives.

Finding Rosalie's torch, and going back to tell the others what might happen to Prawny's soft parts.