Chapter 7

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Patty changed her dress, then walked over to the swanky Be Our Guest restaurant, a fancy place decorated with gold and blue.

The ceiling was painted with pictures of angels. 

"I'm here, Brer Fox" said Patty.

But then she saw how romantic the setting was with a candlelit dinner and rose petals on the floor. 

"Golly! I thought we were just hanging out. This looks like a date" said Patty suspiciously.

"A date? Naw! I jes' thought practicin' in a romantic environment now will make it easier ter play checkas wid Vixxy layta" said Brer Fox.

Patty relaxed. "I get it. It's like playing two parts. I film my scenes as Patty first, so I can reward myself with Cathy scenes later."

"Exactly" said Brer Fox. "Now den. How bout we discuss our dreams ova a dozen raw oystas." 

"Raw oysters?" said Patty.

"Sho. Day say ya needs a mature pallet ter enjoy oystas" said Brer Fox.

He slurped an oyster out of its shell and rather obviously choked it down. 

"I love 'em" he strained. "Guesses I's purty mature."

At the store, Chad and Brer Rabbit were writing on milk cartons. 

"Oh, blimey, my poor hands are cramping" said Chad. "I can't change one more expiration date."

"It's better than scraping mold off melons" said Jeremy.

"Deez things is furry-er den Brer Fox's tail!" Brer Bear complained. 

Brer Rabbit approached Herman. "Brer Herman, diss is all wrong. Dat food b'longs in a dumpsta."

"Yeah, that's where your vulture friend told me to find it" Herman confessed.

Now Brer Rabbit was kinda mad. "Dat's it! Diss is Brer Bear's debt. I's outta heeah!"

Chad held him back. "No you're not! You may not have broken that statue, but you snuck out and put us in this position. So we're all pitching in."

Brer Rabbit was wearing his new earphones. "Sorry! Can't hear ya! Loud music!"

He was about to leave, but Uncle Remus was coming, so they all had to hide.

Brer Rabbit and Brer Bear went into the back room while Chad and Jeremy hid behind a counter.

Uncle Remus came in holding a gigantic snow tire.

"Herman, I needs a tire's wuth o' fruit" he said. "An' scrape de mold of betta diss time; sum o' de crittas is gettin' sick."

"Oh, certainly" said Herman. 

He handed Uncle Remus a paper bag full of fruit and accepted the tire.

"Thank ye, hunny" said Uncle Remus. "Anythin' new in de band?"

"Not musically; Lek's been wanting to get lasik surgery" said Herman.

"I don't tink he should; he looks good wid glasses" said Uncle Remus.

"That's what we're saying" said Herman. "So long, Uncle Remus."

"S'long" said Uncle Remus before leaving.

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