EDENVILLE

The Devil Came To Edenville

By @lyttlejoe

'What the devil!' Mayor Maynot leaped up from his desk as the man burst into his office, stripping off a fake beard, eye patch, and beret and locking the door.
'It's me, Mayor, Inspector Fellow. I needed to get past your secretary without being recognized.'
'What the devil?'
'Truer words were never spoken, Mayor.'
'What the . . . heck?'
'The devil has come to Edenville . . . Wrangler Ronnie, the Molebreaker.'

He rode into the village on a silver Vespa with a saddle of dyed blue suede. Stetson pulled low and steely-eyed. He stopped in the village square, sitting legs astride his scooter.

People gather 'round and pleaded with him to help banish the giant mole. Pets and little children were falling into the holes.

Well it was ......................

First day in December
Last day, who can say
When the molebreaker came to Edenville
And the people all said hooray!

And the molebreaker said to the people of the village
This is your lucky day
I'll rid your village of the giant mole
But for my service you will have to pay

Cold and icy on the streets un-shovelled
But the cobbled roads had been ploughed aside
Wrangler Ronnie, with the town's agreement
Yelled, 'Watch me ride.'

Made wrangling noises
Only moles understood
Then the molebreaker threw on his saddle
And the mole knew it wasn't good
Then the molebreaker asked the town for his payment
But they laughed and thanked him anyway
So he took off the saddle
And let the mole go
And the creature just ran away

It was first day in December
Last day, who can say
When the molebreaker came to Edenville
And the people all said hooray!
Then the molebreaker quickly hopped on his Vespa
He wore a smile as he rode away
And the people of the village all heard his chuckle
And knew the mole was there to stay

Mole, mole go away . . .

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'What the devil!'
'You should have paid him, Mayor.' Fellow sighed.