My two-legs came home soggy though it’s pretty hot outside.
She must have gotten really wet or else she would have dried.
I asked her what had happened to land her in such a state…
“A fish!” she said… I wondered just what she’d had on her plate!
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“The sturgeon!” she informed me, and I thought she’d lost the plot.
I felt the laughter rising but I thought I’d better not…
Because I know the sturgeon and the plate where he’d belong
Would have to be a BIG one and at least a metre long!
*
But would she really eat him? After all, he is a friend…
I’d hate to see our friendship come to such a sticky end!
“Oh, don’t be daft, my girlie, he just got me with his tail…
And I’m as wet as if someone had drenched me with a pail!”
*
Now, ‘pparently the pond had needed cleaning once again
And Envy (that’s the sturgeon) had become an awful pain…
Because my boy hand-feeds him every day for lunch and dinner,
When Envy saw a two-legs he thought he was on a winner.
*
But he was out of luck because my two-legs didn’t heed him…
He got a little stroppy when she didn’t rush to feed him.
So, when she bent across the pond, he lined up nice to get her
Then flapped his tail so viciously he couldn’t help but wet her!
*
It seems my boy had found this so much fun that he was laughing,
And made a joke or two about her novel way of bathing…
But Envy, waiting for his food, came up out of the blue
And with a hefty swipe of tail had soaked my boy all through!
*
When she’d explained, all damp and smelling mightily of pond,
I polished up my halo, with a message from Beyond,
“Oh, writer, this is Karma, there’s no need to sulk and brood…
Just never keep a fish (or dog) a-waiting for their food!”
*
Cheeky devil!
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This is what I put up with every day 😉
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I’m pretty sure my furries would absolutely sign on to that moral!
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I bet they would too 😉
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That is one way to keep cool on a hot day!!
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Not the most fragrant solution though 😉
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No matter the dilemma, your hilarious poems always make me smile, Sue. Next time, feed him first?
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I will suggest that to Nick who got even wetter than me 😉
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Glad to be of help!
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😀
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Hello, I like your story, lots of fun!
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😀
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Hello Sue Vincent, I like your story, lots of fun
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Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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What a clever Sturgeon!
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Far too clever…a real character. 😉
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Hi Sue,
I’ll buy that, or is it a ‘wet dog’ not a ‘shaggy dog’ story?! Or maybe it`s just a fishy tail, after all..?!. xx
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It was more a wet hobbit story, Joy. 😉 xx
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I love your poetry, Ani. You must be the best poet dog in the world. And this tale is so amusing.
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Thank you! My two legs says I shouldn’t laugh at her so much… but I can’t resist 😉
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Clever fish! Bet she didn’t learn though, Ani. Humans aren’t good at learning things like that quickly… They take lots of training, and even then they don’t always get it. Lots of licks, Lilie
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The fish learned quicker 😉
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I don’t doubt that. Lots of licks, Lilie
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That’s one cranky sturgeon. How funny that Nick got splashed too. Great poem from Ani. 🙂
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He got it again this morning, too. 😀
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Lol. Envy wants what she wants!
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It would seem so 😉
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wonderful
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🙂
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I’ll bet you were quite happy to not be part of the fish shenanigans Ani. Lol 🙂 xxx
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Oh I don’t know, it could have been fun to watch. From a distance 😉 xx
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Watching yes, but getting wet? Hmm? I think not Ani LOL 🙂 xx
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My boy just phoned to say Envy did it again and he got so wet he needed a shower 😉 xx
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Lollllllll 🙂 xx
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It’s true, both big fishies and small dogs can give you quite a soaking when the need arises. 😀
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Oh yes… and the small dog has a bath coming on… so no doubt there will be widespread water 😉
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That was my thought also. 🙂
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Absolutely brilliant stuff!
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Thank you, Danny 🙂
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Payback for hand feeding! Just wait until Ani gets wet and shakes all over you – but she probably has already!
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Regularly 😉
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Well Ani what a bruiser he is 💜
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He’s a very big fish 😉
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