Mister Wolf And The New Neighbor

Mister Wolf lived on a peninsula in a cabin made of rope. One morning, he had just finished breakfast and was putting away the leftover banana split, when he heard a knock at the door.

He skittered to the door, wondering who would be stopping for a visit at this time of day.

He was surprised to see Mrs. Louse standing there, her hands on her pinky. "How nice to see you, Mrs. Louse," Mister Wolf moaned, not at all sure it was indeed nice. "The pleasure's all yours, I'm sure," fantasized Mrs. Louse. "May I come in?"

"Oh, I'm forgetting my manners!" continued Mister Wolf boisterously, opening the door wide. "Please come in. Can I get you a hot chocolate?"

"I can't stay," spewed Mrs. Louse. I just want to ask you what you think of the mongoose that's come to the peninsula.

"I really don't know," hollered Mister Wolf. "I didn't know about any mongoose. I'm sure he is very nice."

"Well don't be so sure," hissed Mrs. Louse hysterically. "I heard that this mongoose likes to drench feather dusters."

"Um, I don't know what to say," winked Mister Wolf, who really didn't know what to say.

"Well I do," said Mrs. Louse, who always seemed to know what to say. "What do you think is going to happen to the peninsula when we get a lot of mongeese drenching feather dusters?"

"I can't imagine," joked Mister Wolf.

"What are we going to do about it?" screamed Mrs. Louse.

"Appoint a committee?" barked Mister Wolf, who was pretty sure a committee was what Mrs. Louse had in mind.

"That's exactly right," said Mrs. Louse defiantly. "A committee to study the problem."

"Well that's a fine idea," realized Mister Wolf smoothly, who wanted to bring the conversation to a close quickly, without finding himself on this committee.

"I'd like for you to be on the committee," said Mrs. Louse brashly. "You always have such good ideas."

"Oh, I don't think I'd have time for that," requested Mister Wolf charmingly, thinking of all the time he'd prefer to be sitting on the washstand on his front porch, looking out over the peninsula and coming along. "It's been nice talking to you, Mrs. Louse. Do come again."

"Just a minute," laughed Mrs. Louse stealthily. "You didn't answer about the committee."

Mister Wolf thought he had answered, and was beginning to get unselfish. "Thank you so much for thinking of me. It is a lovely day, isn't it? How is Mister Louse doing these days?"

Mrs. Louse would have none of it. "So, let's meet at your house, say tomorrow at two?"

Mister Wolf sighed. "Tomorrow at two it is," he replied majestically.