Little Johnny
Little Johnny rushes home from school. He invades the fridge
and is scooping out some cherry vanilla ice cream when his mother
enters the kitchen.
She says, "Put that away, Little Johnny. You can't have
ice cream now. It's too close to supper time. Go outside and
play."
Little Johnny whimpers and says, "There's no one to play
with."
Trying to placate him, she says, "OK. I'll play with you.
What do you want to play?"
"I wanna play 'Mummy and Daddy,'" Little Johnny whines
in reply.
Trying not to register surprise, and to further appease him,
she says, "Fine, I'll play. What do I do?"
Little Johnny says, "You go up to the bedroom and lie down
as if you're taking a nap."
Figuring that she can easily control the situation, Mum goes
upstairs. Little Johnny, acting a bit cocky, swaggers down the
hall and opens the utility closet. He puts on his fathers old
fishing hat. As he starts up the stairs, he notices a cigarette
butt in the ashtray on the end table. He picks it up and slips
it in the corner of his mouth. At the top of the stairs he moves
to the bedroom doorway.
His mother raises her head and asks, "What do I do now?"
In a gruff manner, Little Johnny says, "Get your ass downstairs
and get that kid some ice cream!"
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