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“S N-E 1 N ?”

“Who is it?”

“L-X-&-R. I M N D L-F-8-R.”

“Och, it’s great to see you again. Come on, on, on, on in.”

“F U R B-C I-L 1 O-A”

“No, I always have time for you, Alexander. Come in and look at these new beetles of mine.”

“N-6? R U X-M-N-N N-6? I 8 N-6”

“They’re just a bunch of harmless beetles. Come here and have a wee look.”

“O I C”

“Yes, aren’t they very interesting?”

“O S”

“I’ve been studying the blue beetle and the yellow beetle. Which beetle do you like?”

“L-O. S, E S D 1 2 C”

“Turn it over and look at all the little legs.”

“O! X-L-N. L-O N-6, I C U.”

“If you enjoy looking at these insects, maybe you’ll be interested in seeing my new pet?”

“S. S. S. O I M N X-T-C.”

“Calm down Alexander, if you get too excited you might scare it away. But you have to guess what it is first.”

“I N O.”

“Come on, guess.”

“N-6?”

“No. Bigger than an insect.”

“N N-M-L?”

“Yes, but guess which kind.”

“M,…… A C-L?”

“No. I almost bought one of those, but the man said my bath wasn’t big enough.”

“M,….. A D-R?”

“I had one of those last year, but it got caught in the headlights.”

“M,…. N N?”

“Oh, I’d love one of those, but you know I’m allergic to feathers, (although I would love to keep one to get nice fresh eggs each morning).”

“O! X. X R L-T 4 U. F U N-E X?”

“No, I’m sorry. There are no eggs left.”

“U 8 L D X?”

“I didn’t eat them all. My new pet ate them all up for his breakfast. Come on now, guess what my new pet is. Here’s a clue: he’s very big.”

“O! M,…. N L-F-N?”

“Yes, that’s right. But I think he’s a magic one, because every night I give him a nice new bed of hay, and every morning it’s all disappeared.”

“D A S L O-A?”

“Yes, I’ve no idea where it all goes to.”

“D L-F-N 8 L D A.”

“Do you think so? The man told me that this elephant only eats eggs.”

“D L-F-N 8 L D A 4 N-R-G.”

Grrr! If I’d known that I wouldn’t have given him all my eggs for breakfast. Doe! That’s really, really annoying. I love eggs. Grrrr,…. huff.”

“Y R U Y-N-N?”

“Because he ate all the hay, and then he ate all my lovely eggs. Bad elephant.”

“R U O-K?”

“Yes. I’m just really cross. He’s a very naughty elephant. Where did he go to?”

“E S N D I-V.”

“Aww, no! It took ages to grow that.”

“I N-V U.”

“Why? Because I have an elephant who eats his bed, and eats all my eggs, and is now destroying my garden?”

“I M 2 O-L 4 N L-F-N.”

“Well, elephants certainly can be very annoying, but you’re not too old to own one.”

“S I M. I F O-L H.”

“Catch yourself on. You’re not too old; not yet.”

“S I M. I M 2 O-L 4 N L-F-N.”

Yeah. Well maybe you’re right. But you have a lovely little pet bird, don’t you?”

“A J.”

“Yes. A jay. From India, isn’t it?”

“S. N N-D-N J. A B-U-T.”

“Oh, that sounds much better than an elephant.”

“S. N D J S X.”

“Really? How many does your jay lay each day?”

“N X-S F 5 X.”

“Five? Your jay lays more than five eggs each day?”

“S.”

“And you come to my house and ask me for my eggs?”

“S. X R L-T 4 U. X R 4 N-R-G.”

“Aww! That’s just greedy. Why you’re just as bad as my greedy elephant.”

“M I?”

“Yes, you flipping are. Huh! I can’t believe it! I hate you”

“I H U 2.”

“Yeah, well I hate you more.”

“U R N N-M-E.”

“You better believe it, Alexander. Go on, get out. Get back in the elevator, and buzz off.

“I M N D Q 4 D L-F-8-R.”

“You don’t need to queue for it.”

“D L-F-8-R S M-T?”

“Yes, now get out. Get out, and take my greedy elephant with you.”

“O, N-Q.”