Willing To Part From His Tail

Are you going to eat it? asks Terence.

We might save it for later, says the bell frog that didn't eat Prawny.

It looks sad, says the neighbour.

It's a cooked one, says Margaret. How can it look sad?

I'm a cooked one, says Prawny.

And you never look sad, says Terence.

I can look sad, says Prawny, trying to look sad.

But it's doesn't make Prawny look all that different.

Do I look sad? he asks the bell frogs.

No, says the one that didn't eat him. If anything, you look glad.

And even if you didn't, you ought to, says the neighbour.

We found your tail for you, says the one that didn't eat him

Yes, says Terence. But only because Prawny let you. He'd found it already.

Okay, says the neighbour, How about the other thing?

Ah yes, says Gaius. Terence promised you'd be famous.

Did I? says Terence.

Yes, says the one that didn't eat Prawny We thought you could film us doing a reenactment.

Can we? asks Terence.

I don't see why not, says Gaius. If Prawny is willing to part from his tail for a third time.

As long as I get it back, says Prawny.

Gaius throws Prawny's tail into the pond and takes out his phone to record its recovery.

Action! says Gaius.

Wait, says the neighbour. There should be an introduction.

Yes there should, says Margaret. Otherwise we won't know what's going on.

Of course, says Gaius. Terence and Prawny, step forward.

Terence steps forward with Prawny.

Here we are at Mawson Ponds, says Gaius. We came to observe the progress of the green and golden bell frogs. But one of our party, in an excess of enthusiasm, launched himself into a hole occupied by one of the bell frogs, and lost his tail. Show them, Terence,

This is Prawny, our second main frog guy, says Terence, holding up Prawny.

Prawny tries to look like he imagines a second main frog guy who lost his tail in a freak accident would look.

And I would like it back, says Prawny.

There will be a reward, says Terence.

Excellent, says Gaius, pausing the filming. Bell frogs, are you ready?

The bell frogs are ready.

They dive into the pond.

Let us hope they have agreed beforehand who'll be the finder.