Laughter Is Where You Find It.-
Today I cleaned a clogged drain pipe.
It sounds nasty but not really.
This often happen in the country
where kitchen run off goes
to a French drain.
You cap the end and put
hot water in with a little clorox,
let it sit a while, then
drain the sludge.
So, I was in the process of
rinsing out the pipe after cleaning
and I had a small puddle of clean
water on the ground, and the
rinse water was to the left of that
because I had moved the pipe somewhat.
That is when I noticed the four earthworms.
What they were doing, I don’t know.
But, they were tied up in knots,
two by two, and really having a good time.
I could tell!!!
Just then more dirty water
began to flow out of the pipe.
One of the worms was somehow
attracted to what it thought was fresh water
and quick as a flash, in one quick move
untangled from the other worm.
Making a mad dash in the water’s direction,
and before even reaching it, stretched
out almost twice it’s length, the front half
rising off the ground
to put what I assume to be
equivalent to a mouth into the water.
In mid air, without even coming
to a complete stop it did a
one and a half gainer
with a full twist,
and was on its way back to whence it came.
It did NOT like that Clorox taste.
I never laughed so hard in my life.
The worm?
Last time I looked it was tied up in knots again
with you know who.
© Sep 14 2010 For Carols Story contest
Copyright © Charles Henderson | Year Posted 2010
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