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[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother blinks awake, smiling at Trinity, then looks to see where he is pointing.

"I don't know what he's up to, now. Are you sure he wasn't the man in your dream?"

[Trinity]

Wide eyed, Trinity responds:  "But... the man in mah dream din't have no stick with him." 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

She suppresses a smile and takes up her knitting once more.

"I dunno, Trinity, can you dance with snakes without a stick?"

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Meanwhile...

With everyone out of the house, Duke wanders up to the icebox. He takes a quick look around and nudges the door to the icebox with his nose until it opens.

With a happy wag of his tail, Duke proceeds to scarf up the remnants of Slim's cheese.

[Delmonico]

Delmonico comes in from behind the barn carrin' a coal oil lantern.  He has a bag that is WIGGLIN',  Just the the Pony Rider comes up and hads Delmonico a package, inside, still slightly warm is a lock for the icebox, a dream catcher super imposed over the anvil stamped on it.   

Delmonico says, "good I have to soak these rattlesnakes in salt water over night and the lock will keep them inside. It always amazes me ya can cut off their heads, gut them and skin them and they wiggle round yet for hours."

Guess what's for supper tommorow.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother looks at the wriggling bag, then at Delmonico, then at Trinity, her eyes growing larger by the second, then she glances at the bag again, then she looks away and gives a hard swallow.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim rides to the ranch house. "Morning, FFG and Trinity." He dismounts and takes the Wiscoooooooooooooooonsin cheese outta the saddlebags.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

While the Frumpy Fairy Godmother hugs Slim, Duke bounds around them, sniffing at the cheese.


Inside the house, the icebox door stands open, the contents scattered over the floor.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Thankee, FFG for the Hug. Well, I should get this cheese in the icebox." Slim goes into the kitchen. "What in tarnation happened in here? Did y'all have a party while I was gone?"

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Duke hides. The Frumpy Fairy Godmother glares in the direction of the hiding Duke.

"No, it seems our so clever dog learned how to open the icebox. Delmonico ordered a latch for it, but hasn't installed it, yet."

With another glare, she starts cleaning up the mess.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim helps the FFG to clean up the kitchen and puts the cheese in the icebox. He then pours himself a cup of coffee. "FFG, do ya want a cup of coffee?"

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother puffs back some hair from her face.

"Yes, please, Slim."

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim pours her a cup of coffee. "We'll have ta keep an eye on Duke 'til Del installs the lock on the icebox."

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Duke knows they are talking about him so comes out from hiding for pets. Whatever remorse he may have earlier had is long gone.

[Trinity]

As soon as the kitchen is cleaned up, Trinity busts into the kitchen from the porch flailing about wildly with his hands and arms until he serves the table with a Karate chop, splits it in two and freezes in a karate ready stance.

Glancing around the room and assured that there is no threat, he resumes his normal slack posture and says: "Ah done lernt that from the man in mah dreams!

Ooooh, is that cheese??"

[Delmonico]

Delmonico comes in and installs the lock, "If you would have read it was still hot when it got here."

"Dang it Duke ate all my snakes, he'll have to sleep in Slim's room, Slim can have the snake gas."

[Trinity]

"Dern it Duke.  Ah was lookin' forward ta snake meat tonight!  Oh well, Ah guess Ah'll have ta wait till another time.  Poo!"  Trinity kicks at the floor.  At least Ol Del. was collectin' it fer cookin instead of dancin'!

"Speakin' of disappointments... Whar is that Ol' Gophergrease?!?  He don' promised us a German meal a couple tahms but ever tahm the plans change.  <<dejected>>  Looks lahk it's groun' turkey agin tonight. (At least it's still pink, not grey.  )."

[Trinity]

 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

( Author's note: Looking at those pics, I suddenly had a flash of what Del would post if he got a digital camers. It was a very skerry thought and I sprouted five new gray hairs. )

[Delmonico]

(Authors note: "Why only five?)