Ladies of the Board

"Fruit, we're supposed to be doing the laundry, you know."

"Yes, yes. I know."

"So what are you up to this morning?"

"This having time to play is just so much fun, I thought I'd start writing our biography."

"That could take quite a long time."

"Not really. We've only been around since just before Christmas. And I thought everyone would like to know how we met Adrian."

"I don't think anyone wants to hear that, Fruit. It's not a pretty story."

"I don't know. Some people might be interested."

"Are you going to tell the truth?"

"As much as usual, Cake. After all, it wouldn't be fun, otherwise."

"So what do you have so far?"

"Listen, just tell me what you think...

It was a bright sunny day in the neighborhood. We had just settled down to our morning cup of coffee and the latest news on the telly, when there was this big splash in the back yard, near the lily pond.

We rushed from the kitchen to the back yard and ...



there was this "person" struggling through the lily pads..

Of course we had to give him a hand. He wasn't looking so good.



After pulling him from the lovely lily pool, we made him comfortable on the sofa and brought him all sorts of nice little cakes and tea.

Of course he was a little upset that we took his clothes...

"Fruit!! That's not the way it happened, at all. In fact you've never met Adrian. How can you sit there writing that kind of stuff and keep a straight face?"

"Who said my face was straight?"

The continuing story....

"Now that Cake is off running errands, I can finish my story"

"Not without my help, you don't."

"Adrian, I didn't know you were taking the day off."

"I know when it is in my best interest to see whatís going on with you, Fruit."

"You know I wouldn't say anything er.. er.. unkind."

"It's not unkind that I'm worried about. "

"OK, you can look over my shoulder, but don't spoil the fun. "

"Moi? When did I ever have a chance to spoil YOUR fun, Fruit?"

"Then be good. Now, on with the story..."

As I was saying.... Adrian was a little upset when he found that we had taken his clothes.

"I'll say. If you two hadn't been so cute, with the tea and cakes and all, I would have gone storming out, right then!"

"Oh, but we had your clothes in the drier, dear. It would have been totally inappropriate for you to go running out into the street." *beg*

"It wasn't all that appropriate to be sitting in your parlor with no clothes either, now was it?"

"I still don't know what you were doing skulking about in the back yard. Care to enlighten us?"

"I was looking for just the right location for a jungle scene, and your back yard fit the ticket."

"Now, was that nice?"

"No, but ....." *bg* "it's close to the truth."

"Anyway, story time.... We talked you into a nice warm bath.. "

"I did put up a fight........You know I did"

"Yes dear, you struggled most vigorously. But Cake knows how to get a man right where she wants him."

"I'll say!"



"The bath did put you in a better mood, dear. And we found you some dry clothes. We weren't all that cruel."

"You made me sit in the back yard till my clothes were dry."
"But it gave you time to think, you know it did."

"You mean it gave me time to pray for help."

"OK, have it your way. You were much more reasonable, once you got your own clothes back. "

"What else could I do. You two need a lot a help. And who better to keep you in line?"


"So everything worked out great, right Adrian? OK, you can go now. I know you are a busy man, and keeping an eye on us is ever so nice of you. We do appreciate it. Most of the Time. Uh oh, here comes Cake. I better go."