Third World Discovery
A boy and his
father visiting from a small country village in Latvia were at a large
multi-story shopping mall in America.
They were amazed
by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver
walls that could move apart and back together again.
The boy asked
his father, "What is this, father?"
The father responded,
"Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life,
I don't know
what it is!"
While the boy
and his father were watching wide-eyed an old lady in a wheel chair rolled up to
the moving walls and pressed a button.
The walls opened
and the lady rolled between them into a small room.
The walls closed
and the boy and his father watched small circles of lights with numbers above the
walls light up.
They continued
to watch the circles lit up in the reverse direction.
The walls opened
up again and a voluptuous 24-year-old woman stepped out.
The father said to his
son, "Quick! Go get your mother."
Kids!
Feeling a bit put out at the inconvenience
of having to talk to a youngster, the boss asked, "Is your daddy home?"
"Yes,"
whispered the small voice.
"May I
talk with him?" the man asked.
To the surprise
of the boss, the small voice whispered, "No."
Wanting to talk
with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your mommy there?"
"Yes,"
came the answer.
"May I
talk with her?"
Again the small
voice whispered, "No."
Knowing that
it was not likely that a young child would be left home alone, the boss decided
he would just leave a message with the person who should be there watching over
the child.
"Is there
any one there besides you?" the boss asked the child.
"Yes,"
whispered the child, "a policeman."
Wondering what
a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with
the policeman?"
"No, he
is busy," whispered the child.
"Busy doing
what?" asked the boss.
"Talking
to daddy and mommy and the fireman," came the whispered answer.
Growing concerned
and even worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter through the ear piece
on the phone the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
"A hello-copper,"
answered the whispering voice.
"What is
going on there?" asked the boss, now alarmed.
In an awed whispering
voice the child answered, "The search team just landed the hello-copper!"
Alarmed, concerned
and more than just a little frustrated the boss asked, "The search team?! Why
are they there?"
Still whispering, the
young voice replied along with a muffled giggle, "They are looking for me!!"
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