"Throw my ball!"

Nancy looked up from buckling her slippers to see her big, slobbery Labrador, Muffin, standing in her room with a ball in its mouth. "Come here," she motioned to the dog as she put her foot into the next shoe. She grabbed the ball and threw it down the hallway. "That should keep him quiet," she thought to herself. Tonight she was going to spend some time with her friends at the nursing home. Nancy always loved to bring hope and joy to those less fortunate than her. Ever since she started Bible Study she began to have a change of heart where she pined to help the poor, the forgotten and the lonely.

"Throw my ball!"

The dog had returned, with his eyes beaming at Nancy. "Sorry, Muffin, but I don't have any time I've got to get ready!" she said.

"Throw my ball?" said the dog, with his ears back and a hurtful look in his eyes.

"Why don't you go play with one of the servants…." asked Nancy, putting a coat on. "Madom…if you wouldn't mind…I have been playing for the last three hours….and would like a break," peered a voice down the hall. Nancy flinched. "Oh," she said, "I'm sorry, Muffin, but I've got a lot of work to do, tonight I visit the nursing home, midnight I go to a conference, tomorrow morning I visit…""NANCY!" cried Edward from down the stairs, "come here quick!" Something must have been up, he sounded really excited. Nancy wondered what it could possibly be. She grabbed her purse and walked down the hallway to stairs, only to be followed by Muffin. However, when as she began to make her way down stairs muffin pushed her and tripped her. "Oww! Owww! Oww!" Nancy cried as she hit the steps tumbling down the stairs and rammed her head from wall to wall. She tripped over Muffin and he tumbled to. PLOP!

"Oh man," Nancy moaned as she lay on the floor at the bottom. Then Muffin plopped on her and hit his head against hers.

"Oh man!"

As she opened her eyes she saw Edward standing over her.

"Are you alright?" he asked concerned.

"Yeah, I'm al…." Nancy barely had time to finish when Edward pulled her by the hand and dragged her, running to the front door saying "that's good!" Muffin, who was also alright, barked and followed them. What could have possibly gotten into Edward.

Nancy jaw dropped as she saw who was at the front door. "Look, Look!" cried Edward, jumping up and down.

At the door was a giant, 6 foot tall stork with a blue cap on, a blue bib, and a blue bundle handing from its bill.

"What the hell?" Nancy said to herself.