Bringing Plaid Flowers

He said he was bringing her plaid flowers today. Pandas exaggerate, right? I said to Aunt Fay. Not this one, he is pretty level-headed and true. Okay, I said but plaid flowers make sense to you? I am just saying he has been totally honest, she said. He comes over every morning at six to be fed. Why don’t you stick around and you can see for yourself. Panda walked in that moment and put plaid flowers on the shelf. Where did you get those? I asked him, with enormous eyes. Down at the Chinese market, he said. “No big surprise.” They have everything down there. Give me a request if you want. I liked him immediately, but went with him to market so I too could hunt.