1.
It was a work morning. Laverne was in the kitchen cooking breakfast. Shirley joined her.
"The shower has a leak," she said.
"I know. That's an extra $20 we need to spend!"
"No, we don't, Laverne."
"We don't?"
"We can fix it ourselves."
"Aw, Shirl, you're crazy!"
"I have a book on how to fix everything. Just a sec."
Shirley left. She came back with a fat book. She leafed through it and showed Laverne a chapter.
"You see? When we get home tonight, let's get some tools and fix it ourselves."
"Well. . . "
"Why not?"
"OK, why not!"
2.
They came home and quickly ate dinner.
"Let's take our shoes and socks off, before going into the tub."
"Good idea, Shirl."
So they did this and entered the bathroom.
At first, Shirley read from the book, while Laverne stood in the tub.
"Step 3: Tighten all the nuts."
"Nuts? Do they mean like peanuts?"
"No, silly! They're those things sticking out."
"Oh, yeah!"
"However, despite Laverne's efforts, the leak continued. So they switched sides; Laverne read, and Shirley worked. But the leak continued. By now, the fronts of both girls' shirts were wet.
Exasperated, Laverne put the book on the toilet cover. "Shirl, let's just forget about that stupid book and try to repair it on our own!"
"OK."
This time, both girls stood in the tub and worked together.
Suddenly, the leak went from a steady drip to a large gush!
"Argh!," they both said.
They redoubled their efforts, but the water continued to gush out. At last, they gave up and got out of the tub. They were now drenched!
"I guess we'll have to pay for a plumber after all!"
"I'm sorry, Laverne."
"It's OK, Shirl. It was a good idea."
"Now, what else will happen to us?"
"Hello!"
Lenny and Squiggy had just entered the room!
"We like to take showers with all our clothes on, too!," said Lenny.
"I didn't know you two take showers!," said Laverne.
"Hi, guys!," said Shirley. "This shower sprung a leak, and we were trying to repair it."
"Stand aside, ladies, and let the experts fix it!," said Lenny.
The boys picked up tools, got into the tub—with their shoes on—and began work.
In about two minutes, the leak was fixed!
The girls were shocked!
"Thanks, guys," said Shirley.
"Yeah, that was amazing!," said Laverne.
"You're welcome," said Lenny.
"And now, how about our reward," said Squiggy. The boys leered at the girls!
"BACK OFF!," said Laverne. They backed off. "How about we cook you spaghetti, tomorrow night?"
"That sounds nice," said Lenny.
"Now, in the immortal words of Napoleon," said Squiggy, "'Bye!'"
They left.
The girls tested the shower to make sure it was truly fixed; it was. So they dried themselves off and changed their clothes.