Cow Island

'Do you have anything closer to a teal?' asked Norma. 'Well I don't know!' replied Queen Phoebe. 'One don't do this sort of thing on a regular basis.' 'So is the real stall holder around?' asked Bertha. 'Don't ask me!' replied Queen Phoebe. 'One just asked One's guards to make arrangements so One could keep a low profile. I don't know what's actually involved with running the place. One's normally busy doing more queenly things, like waving and closing down homes for poor people.' 'I think you mean opening up?' suggested Norma. 'Whatever,' replied Queen Phoebe. 'The point is that, at the moment, One is fully occupied by the need to recapture escaped pirate sheep...and to keep it out of the papers.' 'I think we'd be happy to put ourselves at your disposal,' mooed Bertha. 'Appreciated,' replied Queen Phoebe. 'Above all we have to protect the reputa...

'No doubt about it,' said Norma, 'it's sheep's wool.' 'So Annie was wrong!' mooed Bertha. 'Indeed,' replied Norma, 'although I must say I'm not sure that giant carnivorous woolly stoats actually exist.' 'I was seeing it as a long shot,' said Bertha. 'I'll break the news to her as gently as I can,' replied Norma. 'And we'll have to tell the others as well,' added Bertha, '...including mon brave Capitaine.' 'I'll break the news to him as gently as I can,' said Norma. 'That's a role I'd be happy to take on,' replied Bertha. 'And just how gently would you do it?' asked Norma. Bertha smiled. 'That's what I thought,' said Norma. 'I think I just like watching him fall over,' replied Bertha. But Norma insisted that she would tell Captain Bill...but she did let Bertha watch from a distance.