365 Days of Drabbles: Day Thirty-Eight
For Naziha Zahed: "Tez telling his kids why Maria hates penguins."
"But that's silly!" Meribeth exclaimed, Swan nodding in agreement. "Everybody likes penguins!"
"Well now that the treaty has been signed, certainly," Tez agreed. "But back then they gave us no end of problems."
Maria swept into the room. "Tez, they're far too young to hear that story," she said firmly.
Tez went on, ignoring her. "When we first visited them, we ended up being chased by them, until we both fell through the ice into a lake. Being elven, I was safe, but Maria became hypothermic. So to warm her up I began to…"
"Aaaand now it's time for bed!"
"But that's silly!" Meribeth exclaimed, Swan nodding in agreement. "Everybody likes penguins!"
"Well now that the treaty has been signed, certainly," Tez agreed. "But back then they gave us no end of problems."
Maria swept into the room. "Tez, they're far too young to hear that story," she said firmly.
Tez went on, ignoring her. "When we first visited them, we ended up being chased by them, until we both fell through the ice into a lake. Being elven, I was safe, but Maria became hypothermic. So to warm her up I began to…"
"Aaaand now it's time for bed!"