Food Thief

I took Troy to the park today for a quick jaunt before lunch. When we arrived, he immediately ran to the fence and peered over the railing into the pond below. A lone turtle raised his head out of the water expectantly. I imagined him saying, “Humans! That means there’s food in the hoooose! I better call my friends to come get some…or I could just eat it all myself.”

A moment later, a lone duck came paddling up to the turtle. “Hey, Bob, did I hear you say something about food in the hoooose?”

“No, you food thief! Quack off!” Bob the Turtle exclaimed.

The duck turned and paddled away across the lake. His offended quacks could be heard echoing far behind him, insulting Bob’s family, the color of his shell, the state of his nails, and a number of other rude and personal things.

Unfortunately for Bob, we didn’t have any food for him, so he was left floating hungry and alone.