Sunday, November 10, 2013

The best advice is this : Don't take advice and don't give it.






A little yellow van with flashing orange lights stops on the village green. Two men in multi-coloured striped boiler suits get out and put up half a dozen posters ."  John Fratellini's Circus. Come and visit our zoo ". They're back in the van and gone within two minutes.  

Angus would have liked to have asked them whether the circus is coming to the village or whether the villagers will have to travel to some undisclosed location to visit the animals.  Why would a circus come to a place with 67 inhabitants ? Doubtless all will soon be revealed.  Am I alone in thinking there is something slightly unsettling about the clowns face . The smile too forced, the eyes too hard ? The front and back doors will be double locked at night.

Bob and Sophie spend much of their day digging. In the late morning a brisk walk along the lane. The fields on either side freshly ploughed. In the afternoon a trip to the dog store. '' Are those indestructible ? " I ask the young lady behind the check out counter pointing to a collection of orange and red animals. She assures me they are. ' But of course ! They're the highest quality monsieur '. She then repeats this to make sure I've understood. 

Bob has the trunk and legs off the orange elephant within two minutes. Sophie curls up with her red dinosaur and soon falls asleep.  From time to time she wakes up briefly and growls. Expending just enough energy to make sure Bob doesn't attempt to steal her toy.


12 comments:

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

I agree with you about the clown, I've never liked them, especially after I read the Stephen King book, “It” in the late 80's.

I also agree with you about the toys -- They've yet to really make one that's "fun" that is Scottie proof, or PON proof for that matter.

Camille said...

I see the clown also has a purple-black tongue...*shudder*
Lions, llamas and CLOWNS...Oh my!

Jo's World said...

I can only imagine what the circus animals look like, ill-fed, old, and on their last legs. Little circuses leave much to be desired.

Jo

Anonymous said...

Clown is very creepy! Re: "indestructible" dog toys. Shops may say they are, but we haven't found one yet that is safe from the pup's strong teeth and jaws. Stuffies-one lasted 2 minutes, a toy made from recycled firehose was ruined in 10 minutes. The pup also likes degloving tennis balls. But, like your Sophie and Bob, we love her dearly.

WFT Nobby said...

All clowns faces are unsettling, I find.
Happy chewing Bob!
Cheers, Gail.

Emm said...

The only indestructible dog toy I've ever found was a deer antler, purchased at Petsmart. Supposedly, they're better than meat bones for chewing on, and they last forever.

VirginiaC said...

"Indestructible?" "But of course! They're the highest quality Monsieur," ......Bob proved that sooo wrong on sooo many levels....smile.

Anonymous said...

All balls are reduced to marbles in moments. The only indestructible toy I have found is by a brand called Starmark.

Clowns do seem creepy indeed!


X

Anonymous said...

All balls are reduced to marbles in moments. The only indestructible toy I have found is by a brand called Starmark.

Clowns do seem creepy indeed!


X

Anonymous said...

Yikers! Clowns ... now Im to scared to make a well thought out comment. (Headed for under the bed)

Mister Yogi

Louise said...

Circus animals make me feel sad. Elephants don't stand on two legs in nature and are not taught to do so with treats.

Anonymous said...

All circuses with animals, "sea worlds," and zoos, including wild animal parks, should be banned.