A BEDTIME STORY

A BEDTIME STORY(FABLE) by JOHN M. ARRIBAS This Is the Story of a Caveman’s Family. They Were Slug and His Mate Enema and Their Two little Trogs, Dia and Rhea. It Was the Custom that Slug Would Go out Daily with His Friends to Fight Other Trogs from a Different Cave Group. One Day Enema Asked Slug to Stay Home and Play with Their Little Trogs, Diya and Rhea. Slug Was Against the Idea, but Said Ok, I’ll Stay Home. That Night Enema Asked Slug If He Had a Restful Day. Slug Said He Loved Relaxing and Might Do it Again. A Few Days Later Slug Said to Enema, I’m Staying Home Today and Just Chill Out. I Think I’ll Teach Our Beautiful Trogs, Dia and Rhea, to Go Outside the Cave to Defecate. The Aroma in the Cave Had Begun to Overwhelm Them Causing Dizziness Fainting and Gaging During Meals. On Some Occasions Dangerous Falls Due to Sliding Had Occurred. Slug Was Beginning to like the Idea of Staying Home and Just Playing it Cool. Slug Began to Take Days off and Just Stay Home. He Began to Get Flirtatious with Enema but She Was Pretty Ugly and in Broad Daylight Impossible, Besides That She Had a Strange Odor That on Occasion Gave Slug Nosebleed. On His Days Home Slug Began to Take Siestas Which He Enjoyed. But in Order Not Be Disturbed He Had to Tie up and Gag the Two Trogs, Dia and Rhea. Enema Would Cuddle up and Try to Arouse Slug, but Her Face and Aroma Spoiled Her Effort. Slug Was Always More Receptive at Night When He Couldn’t Get a Good Look at Her. Slug Enjoyed His Days at Home So Much That He Confided in His Friend, Ulcer, That Being at Ease and an Afternoon Siesta Made Him Feel Great. In the past Slug Had a Problem with Ulcer, Cause Ulcer Had the Hots for Enema. That Was Peacefully Resolved When it Was Discovered That Ulcer Had Cataracts in His One Eye. Help for Ulcer Was in the Form of Some Pretty Crystals They Had Found in the Local Stream. Alas the crystals were stolen So When They Went out on a Hunt No One Was to Stand in Front of Ulcer On Morning Slug Told Ulcer That He Was Staying Home and Was Going to Take a Nap. In Order to Fall Asleep Quickly Slug Drank Some Yuck. An Alcoholic Drink Made from Fermented Moose Urine. It Had a Strange Taste, but If You Held Your Nose it Was Doable..It Was Very Effective and Worked Almost Immediately. In Some Cases it Was Said Men Would Drink it and Not Wake up for Days. Its Said Some Died but that Was Just a Rumor. Several Men Had Trouble Walking after Drinking Yuck. Unfortunately They Were Trampled by a Herd During a Hunt. Which of Course Solved the Split Program So Slug Told Ulcer, I’ll See You Later I’m off to My Nap. Later That Day While Slug Was Sound Asleep Ulcer Came into the Cave and Bashed Slugs Head to Pulp. Grabbed Enema and Split

MORAL: IF YOU HAVE A GOOD THING KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.

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