Norma C Plummer Stories
Reading Snacks Six
AMUSING REMARK
The waitress welcomed the gentleman as he seated himself at
his table.
She said: ‘I'll get your teeth for you.’
Evidently he just wore his false teeth at mealtime.
Someone nearby overhearing this exchange, remarked quietly,
‘I hope the tooth fairy didn't take them away.’
ABOUT BALLOONS
Real balloons are light, fragile items of sealed in nothingness.
Just for fun.
Such was the case in the newspaper photograph of a young man
in Afganistan during the wartime. In spite of all the perils
and hardships of a country under siege, here was an enterprising
chap out on the street to sell his wares.
He was dressed attractively in a pale mauve outfit of loose
trousers with matching shirt. His lengthy vest had been
carefully crafted with a design on it. One had the feeling that
he was proud of his mother's efforts to make him appear mature
yet stylish.
The picture captured a happy moment with the colourful clutch
of balloons adding that final light touch. They were a reminder
of the old saying that said something similar to: ‘If you have
to decide how to spend your money - on bread, or something for
a little pleasure - decide on the pleasure.’ In this case choose
balloons.