Cow Island

'They still didn't have any of those vanilla wafers,' bleated Lefty. 'That's poor,' replied Flossie. 'In this day and age there's really no excuse for not maintaining a reasonable stock level.' 'Apparently they were expecting a new consignment but the ship was attacked by pirates.' 'The irony of the situation is not lost upon me,' sighed Flossie. 'But anyway,' continued Lefty, 'while we were on the way back, Dave spotted the catalogues, in one of those weatherproof plastic things outside the factory.' 'Nicely explained,' said Flossie. 'I tried to do it as naturally as possible,' replied Lefty. 'Mission accomplished!' said Flossie. 'So, on with the brochure perusal?' 'At first glance it's even better than we'd hoped.' 'Indeed!' replied Flossie. 'I don't think I've been this excited since the last time I was this excited.' Hoo...

'You did say we'd stay together,' bleated Lefty. 'We are!' replied Flossie. 'He's only just over there.' It's quite a distance.' 'Never!' cried Flossie. 'Look! You can see him from here, sitting on the wall. He could turn around now and give us a wave. Strange how he's still slightly threatening and Hooky's gone halfway. It's no distance at all.' 'Lads still get nervous about that sort of thing,' said Lefty. 'Well we couldn't all go! It'd defeat the whole object. How could we all go on a recce and then come back and tell ourselves what we'd just seen? Be silly!' 'I suppose you're right,' replied Lefty. 'Good! Now, while he's gone, we can all relax and wait................................Did you have sugar in yours?' 'Two!' 'I think I must have it then.' 'They normally put a little mark on the top.' 'Can't see o...