Raven's Wordzzle Challenge # 78
records, impulsive, really cool, bread crumbs, angels, Sponge Bob, magical moment, back and forth, suffering, good fences make good neighbors, side effects are generally mild, clingy, rooster, samples, curiosity
The Slumber Party Mystery
Chapter 26 – At the Hospital
At the hospital, a male nurse by the name of Robert Sponge, generally called
Sponge Bob, had had a difficult time getting blood
samples from the Brigadier General. The female nurses, on the other hand, found the old man to be rather
clingy. It was hard to understand what he wanted, because when he tried to speak, it sounded most of all like the crow of an old
rooster. But one of the younger nurses going
back and forth between the beds showed a bit more
curiosity, and said she was sure he kept repeating the word
angels. "I think he is an old darling and
really cool, just a bit
impulsive," she said to her older colleague, while brushing some
bread crumbs off the General's chest after trying to get him to eat a sandwich for supper. "I think maybe he is trying to tell us he had a
magical moment, like a near-death-experience." The other nurse looked sceptical. "
Good fences make good neighbours, that's what I always say," she said mysteriously, while drawing the curtains between the beds.
Now Sponge Bob was back, trying to convince the General to take some pills a specialist had prescribed after checking his hospital
records. "
The side effects are generally mild," Bob said. "Trust me, the doctor does not want to cause you any more
suffering." The old man sighed, and reluctantly swallowed the pills.
Robert Sponge - classic! Really enjoyed that. Poor old Brigadier!
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I loved the Robert Sponge wordplay as well. Hope the Brigadier makes it.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love the use of the "good fences" line with the disapproving nurse look and the sliding curtain! Excellent!
ReplyDeleteThe poor General.... Brilliant way to dispose of Sponge Bob.
ReplyDeleteYou gave the poor policeman a week off. Good development of the Old General.I hope he doesn't die.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we got to see the General again. I think he might have more to say than they think he does. I liked the story.
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