EUNICE
Eunice loved performing at birthday parties for
the little kids. They were always delighted with her performance and clapped
like little maniacs. She hated the fact that she had only been allowed to
perform at adult parties since that incident in 2015 outside of Chicago.
Since that time, Eunice had made it through her
probation, done her community service, and sought medical help. Her
psychiatrist and her veterinarian had determined that Eunice could not tolerate
the sugar in the cupcake she devoured at the end of her performance. In
order for the show to go on, a sugar-free gluten-free recipe had been developed
and Eunice was now performing to the high standards of the Association of Hula
Hooping Holsteins of America.
Even so, no one had hired
her for a child's party until today, and that was only because Paulette had
gotten sick. Eunice sat patiently waiting for the excited children to quiet
down so the lights could be dimmed and the curtain raised.
Her candle headband was
in place and her special giant cupcake was by her side. She glanced over at the
frosting to see if the honoree was a boy or a girl. And she gasped.
Eunice could feel her
udders shudder and her heart started banging around in her chest. Her bulging
eyes locked on the target. You see, Eunice knew something that none of the specialists had ever suspected. It wasn't the sugar in the cupcake and the frosting that was her trigger, it was the cherry. And a cherry was only added to the top of the cupcake at a child’s party.
As the curtain started to rise, Eunice's tongue slipped out between her lips.
As the curtain started to rise, Eunice's tongue slipped out between her lips.
Darnell J. Knauss, Author
Cornelia Wenoker, Illustrator
Cornelia Wenoker, Illustrator
stamp: RubberDance
©09/15/2019
Vol. 1 Ep. 12
not for publication in any children's book
Vol. 1 Ep. 12
not for publication in any children's book
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