Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
(Ayla's POV)
*I floated in the bottle as the water & sky turned purple. It looked like I was floating in a purple sea. Just then, I heard singing. I looked & saw my Uncle Chuck, who looked more like a dodo bird than a hedgehog, wearing a black Tricorn hat, an orchid jack over a light blue vest, was riding on an upside down toucan & being pushed by a turquoise hawk*
*Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck) singing*
Oh, a sailor's life is the life for me,
How I love to sail
On the bounding sea
And I never never ever
Do a thing about the weather
For the weather never ever
Does a thing for me
Oh, a sailor's life is the life for me,
Teedle-um
*He blew his nose, which sounded like honking*
Dee-dee-dum-dum-dee
And I never -
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): Ahoy, and another nautical expressions! Land oh, by Jove!
Turquoise Hawk: Where away, Dodo?
Ayla: Dodo?
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): Three points to starboard. Pull away, me hearties. Have you in port in no time at all now.
*He started to sail away, singing his song*
Ayla: Mr. Dodo! Over here! Help me! *I saw a pelican, a red owl, & a green parrot floating baby me on a log* Um . . . Excuse me. I could use a hand here. *then I saw 5 lobsters swimming by me in perfect sync* Hello! Girl stuck in a bottle over here! *suddenly, a wave came over me, causing the bottle to capsize* Help me!
*The bottle floated back to the surface. Then I saw something really weird. All the animals I saw, along with 8 fish & 8 starfish were running in a circle around a rock. The Dodo Bird was standing on top of it with a tiny fire*
*Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck) & Animals singing*
Forward, backward, inward, outward
Come and join the chase!
Nothing could be drier
Than a jolly caucus-race!
Backward, forward, outward, inward
Bottom to the top,
Never a beginning,
There can never be a stop!
*Suddenly, a wave washed over the animals, but the dodo stayed dry on his rock. He even waved his little fire from being washed away*
*Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck) singing*
To skipping, hopping, tripping,
Fancy free and gay,
I started it tomorrow,
but I'll finish yesterday!
*with Animals*
Round and round and round we go
Until forevermore,
Once we were behind
But now we find we are be -
*I tried to stand on my bottle to get their attention, but another wave came, knocking me off it & I washed up on the track, the other animals stepping over me*
*Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck) singing*
Forward, backward, inward, outward,
Come and join the chase!
*with Animals*
Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus-race!
*Then he saw me*
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): I say, you'll never get dry that way.
Ayla: Get dry?
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): Have to run with the others. First rule of a Caucus Race, you know.
Ayla: But how can I -
*Suddenly, another wave came over us. The next thing I knew, I was getting pushed by the toucan*
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): That's better. Have you dry in no time now.
Ayla: Nobody could ever get dry this way!
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): Nonsense. Why, I'm as dry as a bone already.
Ayla: Well, yeah. Because you're -
*Another waved went over us. Then I was sitting on the toucan's beak*
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): All right, chaps, let's have it now. Look lively.
*Just then, I saw Chris floating on his umbrella as he washed up on shore*
Ayla: Chris!
*He looked at his watch again*
White Rabbit (Chris): Oh my goodness! I'm late, I'm late!
Ayla: Hey! Wait for me!
*I managed to break away from the race & ran after Chris as he ran into the woods*
Dodo Bird (Uncle Chuck): Don't step on the fish. Watch it, there. Stop kicking that mackerel! Brilliant. Jolly we done.
*Soon, I lost him*
Ayla: Chris? Chris? Weird. I'm sure he came this way. Is he hiding? *I looked behind another tree* Not here. *I looked into a old hollowed log* I wonder . . .
*I crawled into the log*
(Third-Person POV)
*While Ayla was looking, she was being followed by two figures. One was tall & the other was short*
(Ayla's POV)
*I crawled out of the log*
Ayla: No. I guess he must've . . . *I turned around & jumped. behind me were Jet the Hawk & Storm the Albatross. both wearing matching clothes (look up "Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum" by "SunnieF" on "DeviantArt")* Where'd you two come from? *I read the names sewn on their collars* Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
*I poked Storm & he let out a "honk!"*
Tweedle Dum (Storm): If you think we're waxworks, you ought to pay, you know.
*He elbowed Jet, who honked too*
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Contrary wise, if you think we're alive, you ought to speak to us.
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): That's logic!
Ayla: Okay . . . Well, nice to meet you. Bye.
*I tried to leave, but they blocked me*
Tweedle Dum (Storm): You're beginning backwards.
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Aye. The first thing in a visit is to say . . .
*Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm) singing*
How do you do and shake hands
Shake hands, shake hands
How do you do and shake hands
State your name and business!
*They grabbed my hands & shook & spun me around until I landed on my bottom*
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): That's manners.
Ayla: You don't say. *I stood up* Well my name's Ayla and I'm looking for a friend of mine. So, if you don't mind -
*I tried to leave, but they blocked me*
Tweedle Dee (Jet): You can't go yet.
Tweedle Dum (Storm): No, the visit has just started.
Ayla: Sorry, I -
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Would you like to play hide-and-seek?
Tweedle Dum (Storm): Or button, button? Who's got the button?
Ayla: No, thanks.
*I tried to leave, but they blocked me again*
Tweedle Dee (Jet): If you stay long enough, we might have a battle.
*They started punching each other*
Ayla: No thanks. I have to go.
*They blocked me again*
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): Why?
Ayla: Because I'm following a friend of mine?
*They blocked me a fourth time*
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): Why?
Ayla: Because I'm curious to know where he's going.
*I started to leave*
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Oh, she's curious.
*They both tsked*
Tweedle Dum (Storm):*whispering* The oysters we're curious, too, weren't they?
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Aye, and remember what happened to them
*I don't why, but I got interested in what they were talking about*
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm):*fake crying* Poor things.
Ayla: Why? What did happen to the oysters?
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Oh, you would be interested.
Ayla: Yes, I am.
Tweedle Dum (Storm): Oh, no. You're in much too much of a hurry.
Ayla: Well, I guess I could stay for a few minutes.
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): You could? Well . . .
*They pushed me down on the log*
Tweedle Dee (Jet): "The Walrus and the Carpenter."
Tweedle Dum (Storm): Or "The story of the Curious Oysters."
*Tweedle Dum (Storm) singing*
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might.
*Tweedle Dee (Jet) singing*
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright.
*Tweedle Dum (Storm) singing*
And this was odd because it was...
*Both singing*
The middle of the night!
(Third-Person POV)
*A walrus (that looked like a purple male weasel with blue eyes & a white muzzle), wearing a black top hat, a blue jacket over a green vest, which was over a white shirt, gray pants, black shoes, & holding a cane. A green male duck with blue eyes, a yellow beak, & wearing a white hat, a white apron over a light blue shirt, light blue pants, brown shoes, & holding a hammer were walking down a beach*
*Tweedle Dee (Jet) singing*
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand.
*Tweedle Dum (Storm) singing*
The beach was wide
From side to side,
But much too full of sand!
*The Carpenter took off his shoe & tapped in upside down, burying himself in sand*
*Carpenter (Bean) singing*
Mr. Walrus!
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Said the Carpenter.
*Carpenter (Bean) singing*
My brain begins to perk,
We'll sweep this clear
In 'alf a year,
If you don't mind the work!
Walrus (Nack): Work?
*Walrus (Nack) singing*
The time has come...
Tweedle Dee (Jet): The Walrus said.
*Walrus (Nack) singing*
To talk of other things,
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax,
And cabbages and kings!
And why the sea is boiling hot,
And whether pigs have wings,
Calloo-Callay,
No work today!
We're cabbages and kings!
*He used his cane to get the Carpenter out of the sand. Then he fell into the water & saw oysters. He came up & whistled to the Walrus, while rubbing his tummy & licking his lips. The Walrus did the same & ran over. He stopped when he saw the Carpenter lifting his hammer to get the oysters. He stopped him & went underwater to coax them out*
Oh, uh, Oysters, come and walk with us,
The day is warm and bright!
A pleasant walk,
A pleasant talk,
Would be a sheer delight!
*The Carpenter poked his head underwater*
Carpenter (Bean): Yes, and should we get hungry on the way, we'll stop and, uh, have a bite.
Walrus (Nack): Ahem!
*He hit the Carpenter on the head with his cane*
Tweedle Dum (Storm): But Mother Oyster winked her eye, and shook her heavy head. She knew too well this was no time to leave her Oyster bed.
*Mother Oyster singing*
The sea is nice,
Take my advice,
And stay right here.
Tweedle Dee (Jet): Mum said.
Walrus (Nack): Yes, yes, of course, of course, but, uh, ha, ha!
*He used his cane to close her lid*
*Walrus (Nack) singing*
The time has come, my little friends,
To talk of other things,
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax,
Cabbages and kings!
And why the sea is boiling hot,
And, uh, whether pigs have wings, ha ha!
Callo-Callay,
Come, run away
We're the cabbages and the kings!
*Playing his cane like a flute he led the young oysters out of the water, while the Carpenter built a seafood restaurant from junk found on the beach. They all went inside & sat around a table*
Walrus (Nack): Well, now, uh, let me see... Ah! A loaf of bread is what we chiefly need!
*The Carpenter went into the kitchen. The Walrus reached for an oyster when the Carpenter poked his head out*
Carpenter (Bean): Listen, how 'bout some pepper and salt and vinegar, eh?
*The Walrus started acting casual by picking up a menu*
Walrus (Nack): Well, yes, yes, splendid idea, ha ha! Very good, indeed! *the Carpenter went back inside* Now, if you're ready, Oysters, dear. We can begin the feed!
*The menu only had one thing on it. "Oysters on the Half Shell"*
Oysters: Feed!?
*Walrus (Nack) singing*
Oh, yes...
The time has come, my little friends,
To talk of food and things . . .
*He gathered all the oysters in his arms. In the kitchen, the Carpenter was very everything ready*
*Carpenter (Bean) singing*
Of peppercorns and mustard seeds,
And other seasonings!
We'll mix 'em all together
In a sauce that's fit for kings!
Calloo-Callay,
We'll eat today
Like cabbages and kings!
*He came out with the bread, salt, pepper, & vinegar, whistling*
Walrus (Nack): I, uh . . . I, I weep for you. I (hic), oh, excuse me . . . I deeply sympathize . . . For I've enjoyed your company, oh, much more Than you realize . . .
*The Carpenter say down at the table, ready to eat*
Carpenter (Bean): Little Oysters? Little Oysters?
Tweedle Dee (Jet): But answer, there came none.
Tweedle Dum (Dum): And this was scarcely odd because...
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): They'd been eaten! Every one!
*He looked over the menu & saw that the only thing left of the oysters was their shells. The Walrus started heading towards the door, nervously"
Walrus (Nack): Hm . . . Well, uh . . . Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ha, ha. *the Carpenter was furious as he held up his hammer* Ahem, uh . . . The time has come!
*He ran out of the restaurant with the Carpenter right behind him, swinging his hammer & chasing him down the beach*
(Ayla's POV)
*Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm) singing*
With cabbages and kings!
Tweedle Dee (Jet) Tweedle Dum (Storm): The end.
Ayla: That was a very sad story.
Tweedle Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): Aye. And there's a moral to it.
Ayla: Well, yeah. If you're an oyster. *I started to get up* Well, it's been fun, but -
*Suddenly, they pushed me back down*
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): Another recitation.
Ayla: But -
Tweedle Dee (Jet) & Tweedle Dum (Storm): Entitled "Father William".
Ayla: I -
Tweedle Dee (Jet): First verse.
*Tweedle Dee (Jet) singing*
You are old, Father William," the young man said
"And your hair has become very white
And yet you incessantly stand on your head
Do you think, at your age, it is right?"
*Tweedle Dum (Storm) singing*
"In my youth," Father William replied to his son
"I feared it might injure the brain
But now that I'm perfectly sure I have none
Why, I do it again and again"
*While they were doing their little skit, I managed to sneak away & run into the woods*