Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Abbreviated Adventures of Mogey & Smush Volume CCLXVIII

"Smush, I've been thinking," Mogey began one morning as they strode down the many steps that led up to their palatial cabin. "Wouldn't it be easier if we tore out these stairs and put in a nice long slide? That way we could just coast down to get the mail instead of clomp-clomping down this accursed staircase."

"Well-"

"I know what you're going to say, Smush," Mogey interrupted. "How would we get back up? How about this: we put a second slide above the cabin and hike up that hill 'round back. That way we could slide down to get back to the house as well!"

"But-"

"You're right, Smush," Mogey agreed. "That don't make much sense. We might slide right through the house and on down to the mailbox again by accident. What we need is a way to make the inside of the house less slippery. I'm thinking if we get a whole army of hedgehogs...."

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