MAGPIE 26 THE LOTTO STORY II

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THEME: WATERING CAN

MAGPIE 26...LOTTO STORY II

The final sentence of last week's MAGPIE 25

Attorney said:

We are here to discuss with your mother privately her wishes for handling a prize of this size--it IS a lot of money, you know......is there a room with a lock where we may meet?

PART II

Said in a patronizing tone

Well, certainly so we do

It's where we go to be alone

A perfect place for you two

Into our basement and you'll find

Here enough furniture left behind

For your comfort, and quiet it is

You may now discuss your biz

(in sotto voce):

Dear Lady, I pulled all the cash out

It's all here in my briefcase

Can you quickly look about

For a safe hiding place?

Oh! Yes, I have the secret plan

It hasn't been used for years

This old flowerpot water can

Will relieve all our fears

That selfish son and 

Gold-digging wife

Would find any of it--

Searching all their life. 

Let us go now

With this, our vow:

No matter if, or when there is a quest

None will be told of our water pot--it is blest

Shhhhhhhhh, now!

HEY WIFE, those flowers in our yard out back

Need a bit of water--they really lack. 

So call me when dinner is ready.

I'll help my mother on steps, to steady

Dear selfish son went to water the flowers, 

whistling and smiling to himself. He was 

so much happy this day, millions of dollars happy 
as he grabbed the watering can--

out the back door, almost ran 

to the rear of his car. 

He then opened the trunk to quickly

dump the contents, and all fell so neatly onto the trunk floor.  Son's smile turned to frown, frustration, anger, bewilderment. What rushed, gushed out of the watering can was....PURE WATER!

--steveroni

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