Fic: Birthday Wishes: G
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Rating: Gen
Length: 221B
Notes: Despite the Ferret's dodgy ode, the wishes from all are the same: Happy Birthday
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Summary: Frankles' birthday ode
“What’s so amusing, Watson?” Sherlock Holmes asked one morning, when he heard the doctor chuckling to himself.
“It’s this article in my newspaper,” Watson replied, glancing up. “It’s all about the myth of the Loch Ness Monster. The writer seems to believe Nessie doesn’t exist.”
“That’s quite ridiculous,” Mouselet protested. “She sends us a Christmas card every year.”
“And we send her one in return,” Aemelia Vole added. “Surely that doesn’t mean we won’t be sending her one in the future?”
“Oh no,” Watson said. “We’ll send her a lovely card again this year, with perhaps some mythletoe on it.”
( Why is there... )
( There's no business like show business )
( What's up with Ferret? )
( The shelf over the fireplace )
( Once Dr Watson had )
( We have a small problem )
( Why are you sulking? )
( The Ferret's in love again )
( We need a filler )
( When You're Smiling )
“What happened about the cricketing tableau?” the Sloth asked.
“Sadly, it had to be abandoned,” the Ocelot replied with a grin.
“Oh, why?”
“Dr Watson explained that the tail-end batsmen are sometimes called ‘rabbits’ because they’re not very good.”
“Yes, because they’re normally bowlers. But that shouldn’t have been a problem.”
“But then he added, ‘And after the rabbits comes the ferret.’”
“Ah!”
“Yes. Mouselet and Aemelia started to laugh, and the Ferret departed in a huff. Which rather put paid to Mr Holmes’ tableau.”
“Quite. And after they’d only just stopped asking him if he was ‘silly mid on’.”
( Left, right, left, right! )