Funny Tale About Three Kids
Once upon a time,
there lived three friends: Doubtodore,
Baggie, and Scaredson.
Doubtodore:
He didn’t believe anything Baggie
or Scaredson told him;
he not only doubted his friends,
he also doubted the date he was born,
or the name he was first given, “Peter”,
by his parents. They had to change it,
and nickname him “Doubtodore”.
He also doubted that he lived with his real parents!
Baggie:
His hands could not resist the temptation
of carrying everything he met on his way;
he carried sticks, stones, pebbles, candy…….
anything his hands could grasp.
One day he carried a frog,
thinking that it was a sponge – he almost jumped
to the ceiling when the “sponge” sounded
“Rrrrribit! Rrrribit! Rrrrrribit!” in his pocket.
He quickly removed his trousers,
as though they had a hot coal in them.
The habit of carrying anything he saw won
him the nickname “Baggie”.
Scaredson:
He was afraid of dark places, small places,
the night and people who were taller than him;
he was also afraid of trees’ shadows in the day!
One night as he slept, a ball rolled into his bedroom;
it was his favorite cat, Tom, playing with the ball.
As Tom raced after the ball, he accidentally hit
a rocking chair with his tail – this made the chair to rock
gently. Hearing the rocking sound, Scaredson opened
his eyes and slowly turned his head towards the rocking chair.
“Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!” he cried out. As fasts as lighting, the
ten year-old boy hid under his bed until when the sun rose.
To mock his trivial fears, his father changed his name from “Sammy”
to “Scaredson”.
“I don’t want to have a scared son!” his father always muttered,
even when his head was hidden by a newspaper.
Cats, dogs and strangers knew the three friends very well…..
Date Published: 10/8/2015
Copyright © Teddy Kimathi | Year Posted 2015
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