The Case of the Monster Fire. John R. Erickson
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Название: The Case of the Monster Fire
Автор: John R. Erickson
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Учебная литература
Серия: Hank the Cowdog
isbn: 9781591887713
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“You mean like oathmeal?”
“Exactly. Oathmeal is the most honest of all cereals, and that’s what we expect from your testimony. No whoppers, in other words.”
“Oh drat.”
“Please don’t use naughty language. Go on.”
He hung his head and wiped a tear out of his eye. “I wet under Slim’s bed.”
Those words hit me like a wooden nickel falling from the sky. I stopped pacing and stared at him. “You wet…Drover, how could you do such a thing?”
“It was easy. You told me there was a robot on the porch and it scared me so bad, I couldn’t hold it.”
“Why would you want to hold a robot?”
“No, the water.”
“Oh. Well, you wasted your water. There wasn’t a robot on the porch.”
“That makes it even worse.”
I paced around him and pondered all the evidence. I found it hard to keep from laughing. “This is ha ha shameful. Your honor, we the jury have come to a verdict.”
“Are you talking to me?”
“No, just listen and keep your trap shut. Your honor, we find the defendant guilty of being a little chicken and wetting under Slim’s bed.”
“Oh no!”
“But it’s so funny, we recommend no punishment.”
His jaw dropped. “No fooling? I don’t have to stand with my nose in the corner?”
“Drover, this is hilarious. Did Slim find the puddle?”
“Not yet.”
“Then you’re home free. Congratulations, son, you’ve beat the system by being a complete goose. This court is adjourned!”
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