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Wise Old Thumper
No 3 in the series ‘Parsley Interviews’ . . this week Parsley Interviews Minstrel
Parsley [with notebook in paw . . ] approaches Minstrels giant Forsham 7ft ‘hutch’ . . .
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, boing, boing, binky etc etc etc
Parsley: Ahemmmm. . . err - Excuse me . .. .
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, boing, boing, binky etc etc etc
Parsley: Ahemmmm. . . err - EXCUSE ME . .
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, oooops . . . err Hello Parsley . . . have you been there long?
Parsley: [resignedly] no, not really . . us reporters have to be very patient . . . have you a moment between hoppity boings to be interviewed for our readers?
Minstrel: errmm - can I hoppity boing whilst being interviewed?
Parsley: I’d rather you didn’t . . I am beginning to feel dizzy. Whilst you are sat still for just a second perhaps we can start? I understand that you came from a small 3ft cage . . and have been trying to catch up on a lifetimes exercise ever since?
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, oooops . . . sorry - couldn’t help myself . .
Parsley: I shall take that as a ‘yes’. Now to turn to your appearance . . . it has struck most of the buns here that there appears to be something slightly wrong with your ears . . not to put too fine a point on it . . they seem to go uppity whilst the rest of us are loppity. The only other buns here with uppity ears are the wildies [looks supiciously at Minstrels black and white markings] I guess you aren’t wildie at all?
Minstrel: Mmmm - no . . though I can hop like a wildie . . watch me hop . . Binky, hop, boing , hop, . . .
Parsley: [determined to press on with interview . .] and your ears are very furry - positively shaggy in fact - should they be like that?
Minstrel: [pauses for a moment] well they always have been . . maybe they help with my boing? Look how well I boing . . hoppity boing binky hoppity ..
Parsley: Oh good grief . . if you don’t mind I’ll come back the day the Plum Fairy comes to visit . . you should be a bit quieter then . . [wanders off for a lay down as feeling dizzy]
Minstrel: Plum Fairy? Whats a Plum Fairy? Parsley . . . oh Parsley . . whats a Plum . . oh well - never mind - perhaps I’ll just practice my hop boing a bit in case the Plum Fairy wants to join in whatever they are . . Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky etc etc etc
Parsley [with notebook in paw . . ] approaches Minstrels giant Forsham 7ft ‘hutch’ . . .
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, boing, boing, binky etc etc etc
Parsley: Ahemmmm. . . err - Excuse me . .. .
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, boing, boing, binky etc etc etc
Parsley: Ahemmmm. . . err - EXCUSE ME . .
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, oooops . . . err Hello Parsley . . . have you been there long?
Parsley: [resignedly] no, not really . . us reporters have to be very patient . . . have you a moment between hoppity boings to be interviewed for our readers?
Minstrel: errmm - can I hoppity boing whilst being interviewed?
Parsley: I’d rather you didn’t . . I am beginning to feel dizzy. Whilst you are sat still for just a second perhaps we can start? I understand that you came from a small 3ft cage . . and have been trying to catch up on a lifetimes exercise ever since?
Minstrel: Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky, oooops . . . sorry - couldn’t help myself . .
Parsley: I shall take that as a ‘yes’. Now to turn to your appearance . . . it has struck most of the buns here that there appears to be something slightly wrong with your ears . . not to put too fine a point on it . . they seem to go uppity whilst the rest of us are loppity. The only other buns here with uppity ears are the wildies [looks supiciously at Minstrels black and white markings] I guess you aren’t wildie at all?
Minstrel: Mmmm - no . . though I can hop like a wildie . . watch me hop . . Binky, hop, boing , hop, . . .
Parsley: [determined to press on with interview . .] and your ears are very furry - positively shaggy in fact - should they be like that?
Minstrel: [pauses for a moment] well they always have been . . maybe they help with my boing? Look how well I boing . . hoppity boing binky hoppity ..
Parsley: Oh good grief . . if you don’t mind I’ll come back the day the Plum Fairy comes to visit . . you should be a bit quieter then . . [wanders off for a lay down as feeling dizzy]
Minstrel: Plum Fairy? Whats a Plum Fairy? Parsley . . . oh Parsley . . whats a Plum . . oh well - never mind - perhaps I’ll just practice my hop boing a bit in case the Plum Fairy wants to join in whatever they are . . Binky, hop, boing , hop, binky etc etc etc
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