My walk home from town involves a rather lovely stroll over a common. A river runs through it, and that river is traversed by two bridges. (Gosh, I could write for Lonely Planet).
There are ducks, and swans, and moorhens, and even the occasional rat (which is fun) but - getting to the point (and I assure you I do have one) ...
... As I was crossing the first bridge last weekend, there was a pair of adult women with a young girl who were preparing to play pooh-sticks.
'Ready?' asked one of the women.
'Ready!' cried her companions.
'One...two...three..!' continued the first woman, 'Pooh-Sticks! DO NOT DROP THE HAMSTER INTO THE RIVER!'
Quite the strangest statement I heard all day. Good advice though.
Ha! Was there a larger-than-pooh-stick splash just after it was shouted?! Bit worried about that hamster now :)
ReplyDeleteI am going to say that the hamster is fine. Because that is what I want to believe :-) x
DeleteMe too xx
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