December drabbles - 14
David didn’t want to be a shepherd.
“Why not?”
“’Cause Daniel’s a sheep; he says he’ll bite me.”
David didn’t want to be a king.
“Why not?”
“’Cause Patrick says the presents weigh too much.”
He didn’t want to be an angel because they wore dresses. Or a camel or a sheep or a donkey because they smell.
“So what will you be?”
“A squirrel, except I can’t see properly through the eye-holes in my mask.”
David’s sister said that was fine because Jesus probably couldn’t see all that well when he was being a baby.
“Emily's doll's the baby.”
“Why not?”
“’Cause Daniel’s a sheep; he says he’ll bite me.”
David didn’t want to be a king.
“Why not?”
“’Cause Patrick says the presents weigh too much.”
He didn’t want to be an angel because they wore dresses. Or a camel or a sheep or a donkey because they smell.
“So what will you be?”
“A squirrel, except I can’t see properly through the eye-holes in my mask.”
David’s sister said that was fine because Jesus probably couldn’t see all that well when he was being a baby.
“Emily's doll's the baby.”
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