Nothing That Meets the Eye (2012)
“McKenny! Got a new bird?”
His neighbors were under the impression that he bought quite a few birds and gave them away to children, perhaps.
“Nope,” said Mr. McKenny. “Lampshade. How’re you, Mr. Riley?”
He walked on. Just as he reached his stoop, a small girl skipped up and stopped, breathlessly.
“Oh, Mr. McKenny, can I see it?”
“It’s not a parakeet, honey, it’s a lampshade,” Mr. McKenny said, smiling at her. “How’s little Petey?” He had given her the parakeet four years ago,... when she was hardly higher than his knee.
“He’s swell, Mr. McKenny. He can say the first part of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ But he always gets stuck on ‘what so proudly.’”
“Well, you bring him around to me sometime and we’ll see if we can get him over that,” he said kindly, patting her on the head.
“Okay, Mr.MoreLess
His neighbors were under the impression that he bought quite a few birds and gave them away to children, perhaps.
“Nope,” said Mr. McKenny. “Lampshade. How’re you, Mr. Riley?”
He walked on. Just as he reached his stoop, a small girl skipped up and stopped, breathlessly.
“Oh, Mr. McKenny, can I see it?”
“It’s not a parakeet, honey, it’s a lampshade,” Mr. McKenny said, smiling at her. “How’s little Petey?” He had given her the parakeet four years ago,... when she was hardly higher than his knee.
“He’s swell, Mr. McKenny. He can say the first part of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ But he always gets stuck on ‘what so proudly.’”
“Well, you bring him around to me sometime and we’ll see if we can get him over that,” he said kindly, patting her on the head.
“Okay, Mr.MoreLess
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