keeping silent to keep my job

Who should we put in charge of time?
Who?
Who?
Who?

Someone thought we said hoot, hoot, hoot.
I was thinking maybe the bandicoot.
The owl! Guy suggested as if it was a great idea, so large!
I was not sure, but he is more aggressive and also in charge.

So, we put the owl in charge of time.
He did a poor job, but I kept silent this opinion of mine
Because Guy is the boss, so we just got used to it being night all day.
I wanted to say “what an idiot you are,” but jeopardy of my job was in play.
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