Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Beagles Wearing Green

Tommy and Tuppence came trotting through the room wearing green kerchiefs.

“Now, just where,” I asked, “did you get those? And how did you tie them on without thumbs?”

“We're friends with the Leprechauns,” explained Tommy.


“OK,” I said, “but beagles are English, not Irish, and the Irish hate the English.”

With her usual long-suffering sigh, Tuppence explained. “Beagles, at least the Beagle Posse, are Irish. And I can prove it.”

“Prove away.”

“One, just like St. Patrick, we're good at chasing varmints out of the yard.
Two, like any true Irishman, we have absolutely no control over our appetites.
Three, just like the Irish, everybody loves us, and wants to be us on St. Patrick's Day.”

And with that explanation, the newly Irish Beagle Posse sighed, curled up, and began to dream of chasing bunnies through shamrocks.


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