Shhhh....

[Dizzy 392]

Growing increasingly concerned when one of his employees didn't turn up to work the boss decided to ring him at home.  After all in all the years of his number 1 employee working there he had never been late for work or been off sick so clearly something wasn't right.

He dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whispered, "Hello?"

The boss asked, "Is your Daddy home?" "Yes", whispered the small voice. "May I talk with him?" he asked. To the surprise of the boss, the small voice whispered, "No."

Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mummy there?" "Yes", came the very quiet answer. "May I talk with her?" Again the small voice whispered, "No."

Knowing that it was not likely that a young child would be left home alone the boss decided he would just leave a message with the person who should be there watching over the child. "Is there any one there besides you?" the boss asked the child.

"Yes" whispered the child, "a policeman." Wondering what the police would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?" "No, he's busy," whispered the child. "Busy doing what?" asked the boss. "Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman", came the whispered answer.

Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter through the ear piece on the phone the boss asked, "What is that noise?" "A helicopter" answered the whispering voice. "What is going on there?" asked the boss, now alarmed.

In an awed whispering voice the child answered, "The search team just landed the helicopter."

Alarmed and now very concerned concerned the boss asked, "What are they searching for?"
Still whispering, the young voice replied along with a muffled giggle: "Me!"

[asperity 674]

Good one Dizzy .

[algy 368]