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"Why are you looking at my little green legs like that, Lily? Lily...Lily..." |
Sesame Street --
By Robert W. Armijo
“Yeah, about that,” said Oscar the Grouch from his rustic metallic curbside urban domicile. “Don’t waste your time kids waiting for any rental reimbursement checks.”
Lily, the food insecurity Muppet, slowly walks up to Oscar’s trash can.
“Excuse me, Oscar,” said Lily. “Do you have anything for me to eat today?”
“Sure, Lily,” said Oscar the Grouch. “Give me a second.”
Oscar the Grouch then disappears, digging into the bottom of his trash can.
A moment later he reemerges, only empty handed.
“Nope.” says Oscar the Grouch. “Sorry kid. Try again tomorrow.”
“Okay,” says Lily as she rubbed her growling tummy, swallows a glob of air and slowly walks away, reaching out for a street lamp post for support.
“Trust me,” continued Oscar the Grouch. “The state governments are not going to give up that cash cow anytime soon or at all. Your parents are more likely to get their unemployment benefits check first. But I wouldn't hold my breath.”
Oscar the Grouch then glances down into his trash can.
“Take my advice,” said Oscar the Grouch, as he reaches down. “Get a jump on your neighbors and stakeout a nice smelly trash can to move into before they’re all occupied.”
“Huh,” Oscar the Grouch says to himself. “How could I have missed that?”
Holding a spoiled banana peel in one hand, Oscar the Grouch looks around with his other hand shielding his eyes.
“HEY, LILY!” yells out Oscar the Grouch “I FOUND AN OLD BANANA PEEL. YOU WANT IT?"
“Sure,” says Lily coughing. "Banana peels are rich in nutrients."
Oscar the Grouch then rests the banana peel on the edge of his trash can as he reaches down and pulls out a triangle bell.
“WELL THEN!” shouts Oscar, ringing the dinner bell. “COME AND GET IT!”
Copyright (c) 2021 by Robert W. Armijo. All rights reserved.
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